#538D78#538D78

#538D78 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.070 H 168.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538D78
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 120)
HSL	hsl(158, 26%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(158, 41%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.1%, 0%, 14.9%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.28, -24.13, 5.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.28, 24.70, 167.66°)
OKLab	oklab(59.72% -0.0682 0.0136)
OKLCH	oklch(59.72% 0.07 168.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.4810, 22.2437, 21.1907)
Luminance	0.2225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538D78 #8D5368

analogous

#538D5B #538D78 #53858D

triadic

#538D78 #78538D #8D7853

tetradic

#538D78 #5B538D #8D5368 #858D53

square

#538D78 #5B538D #8D5368 #858D53

split-complementary

#538D78 #8D5385 #8D5B53

monochromatic

#264036 #3C6657 #538D78 #71AC97 #98C2B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#538D78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#538D78 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538D78

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538D78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538D78	1.00	3.85	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A8677

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817F79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#428E87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538d78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.070 168.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86ae9f',
    500: '#538d78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538d78;
$custom-light: #86ae9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538d78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 158.276,
    "s": 25.893,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59717,
    "c": 0.06958,
    "h": 168.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538D78

secondary

#B08C99

accent

#6687C2

background

#F8FAF9

surface

#F0F4F2

border

#CBCECC

text

#0B100E

muted

#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #538D78

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

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