#538E95#538E95

#538E95 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.062 H 205.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538E95
RGB	rgb(83, 142, 149)
HSL	hsl(186, 28%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(186, 44%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.3%, 4.7%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.43, -17.29, -9.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.43, 19.85, 209.40°)
OKLab	oklab(60.92% -0.0564 -0.0268)
OKLCH	oklch(60.92% 0.062 205.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.6631, 23.3535, 31.9522)
Luminance	0.2336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538E95 #955A53

analogous

#53957B #538E95 #536D95

triadic

#538E95 #95538E #8E9553

tetradic

#538E95 #7B5395 #955A53 #6D9553

square

#538E95 #7B5395 #955A53 #6D9553

split-complementary

#538E95 #95536D #957B53

monochromatic

#274346 #3D696E #538E95 #74ABB1 #9BC3C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#538E95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#538E95 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538E95

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538E95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538E95	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#858A96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A8195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#349290

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538e95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 142, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.062 205.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87afb4',
    500: '#538e95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538e95;
$custom-light: #87afb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538e95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.364,
    "s": 28.448,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6092,
    "c": 0.06243,
    "h": 205.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538E95

secondary

#B4938F

accent

#6D63C5

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1011

muted

#7D7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538E95

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

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