#538B95#538B95

#538B95 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.061 H 210.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538B95
RGB	rgb(83, 139, 149)
HSL	hsl(189, 28%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(189, 44%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.3%, 6.7%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.53, -15.68, -11.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.53, 19.21, 215.32°)
OKLab	oklab(60.19% -0.0526 -0.0305)
OKLCH	oklch(60.19% 0.061 210.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.2227, 22.4728, 31.8054)
Luminance	0.2247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538B95 #955D53

analogous

#53957E #538B95 #536A95

triadic

#538B95 #95538B #8B9553

tetradic

#538B95 #7E5395 #955D53 #6A9553

square

#538B95 #7E5395 #955D53 #6A9553

split-complementary

#538B95 #95536A #957E53

monochromatic

#274246 #3D666E #538B95 #74A8B1 #9BC1C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#538B95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.49

#538B95 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538B95

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538B95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538B95	1.00	3.82	5.49	5.49
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#828796

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#777F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35908E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538b95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 139, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.061 210.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87adb4',
    500: '#538b95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538b95;
$custom-light: #87adb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538b95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.091,
    "s": 28.448,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60193,
    "c": 0.06085,
    "h": 210.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538B95

secondary

#B4958F

accent

#7263C5

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1011

muted

#7D7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538B95

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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