#538D96#538D96

#538D96 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.062 H 208.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538D96
RGB	rgb(83, 141, 150)
HSL	hsl(188, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(188, 45%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 6%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.16, -16.48, -10.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.16, 19.66, 213.05°)
OKLab	oklab(60.72% -0.0547 -0.0295)
OKLCH	oklch(60.72% 0.062 208.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.5951, 23.0894, 32.3251)
Luminance	0.2309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538D96 #965C53

analogous

#53967D #538D96 #536B96

triadic

#538D96 #96538D #8D9653

tetradic

#538D96 #7D5396 #965C53 #6B9653

square

#538D96 #7D5396 #965C53 #6B9653

split-complementary

#538D96 #96536B #967D53

monochromatic

#274347 #3D686F #538D96 #74AAB2 #9BC2C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#538D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#538D96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538D96

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538D96	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#848997

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798196

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#339290

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 141, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.062 208.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87aeb4',
    500: '#538d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538d96;
$custom-light: #87aeb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.06,
    "s": 28.755,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60715,
    "c": 0.06217,
    "h": 208.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538D96

secondary

#B59590

accent

#7063C5

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1011

muted

#7D7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538D96

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

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