#53997C#53997C

#53997C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.084 H 165.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53997C
RGB	rgb(83, 153, 124)
HSL	hsl(155, 30%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(155, 46%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.8%, 0%, 19%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.11, -29.17, 8.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.11, 30.37, 163.83°)
OKLab	oklab(62.84% -0.0815 0.0217)
OKLCH	oklch(62.84% 0.084 165.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.5951, 26.0753, 23.1180)
Luminance	0.2608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53997C #995370

analogous

#539959 #53997C #539399

triadic

#53997C #7C5399 #997C53

tetradic

#53997C #595399 #995370 #939953

square

#53997C #595399 #995370 #939953

split-complementary

#53997C #995393 #995953

monochromatic

#284A3C #3D715C #53997C #75B49A #9DCAB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.38

#53997C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.22

#53997C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #53997C

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53997C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##53997C	1.00	3.38	6.22	6.22
#FFFFFF	3.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96907B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B887E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E9991

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53997c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 153, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.084 165.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87b7a2',
    500: '#53997c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53997c;
$custom-light: #87b7a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53997c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 155.143,
    "s": 29.661,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62842,
    "c": 0.08434,
    "h": 165.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.26077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53997C

secondary

#B791A1

accent

#628BC6

background

#F8FBF9

surface

#F0F6F2

border

#CBD0CC

text

#0C110F

muted

#7D807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #53997C

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

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