#538F97#538F97

#538F97 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.064 H 206.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538F97
RGB	rgb(83, 143, 151)
HSL	hsl(187, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(187, 45%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(45%, 5.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.80, -17.28, -10.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.80, 20.14, 210.90°)
OKLab	oklab(61.24% -0.0568 -0.0284)
OKLCH	oklch(61.24% 0.064 206.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.9736, 23.7168, 32.8501)
Luminance	0.2372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538F97 #975B53

analogous

#53977D #538F97 #536D97

triadic

#538F97 #97538F #8F9753

tetradic

#538F97 #7D5397 #975B53 #6D9753

square

#538F97 #7D5397 #975B53 #6D9753

split-complementary

#538F97 #97536D #977D53

monochromatic

#284448 #3D6A70 #538F97 #74ABB3 #9CC3C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#538F97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#538F97 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538F97

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538F97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538F97	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#868B98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#329491

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538f97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 143, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.064 206.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88b0b5',
    500: '#538f97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538f97;
$custom-light: #88b0b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538f97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.059,
    "s": 29.06,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61237,
    "c": 0.06351,
    "h": 206.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538F97

secondary

#B69590

accent

#6E62C5

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#F0F4F6

border

#CBCED0

text

#0C1011

muted

#7D7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #538F97

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

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