#538D82#538D82

#538D82 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.064 H 180.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538D82
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 130)
HSL	hsl(169, 26%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(169, 41%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.1%, 0%, 7.8%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.55, -21.73, -0.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.55, 21.73, 180.25°)
OKLab	oklab(60.02% -0.0636 -0.0006)
OKLCH	oklch(60.02% 0.064 180.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.1199, 22.4993, 24.5554)
Luminance	0.2250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538D82 #8D535E

analogous

#538D65 #538D82 #537B8D

triadic

#538D82 #82538D #8D8253

tetradic

#538D82 #65538D #8D535E #7B8D53

square

#538D82 #65538D #8D535E #7B8D53

split-complementary

#538D82 #8D537B #8D6553

monochromatic

#26403B #3C665E #538D82 #71ACA1 #98C2BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#538D82 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#538D82 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538D82

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538D82	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538D82	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#888782

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7F83

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E8F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538d82;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.064 180.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86aea6',
    500: '#538d82',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538d82;
$custom-light: #86aea6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538d82",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.621,
    "s": 25.893,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60022,
    "c": 0.06358,
    "h": 180.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538D82

secondary

#B08C93

accent

#6677C2

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#F0F4F4

border

#CBCECE

text

#0B100F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #538D82

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

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