#539999#539999

#539999 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.071 H 195.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#539999
RGB	rgb(83, 153, 153)
HSL	hsl(180, 30%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(180, 46%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.8%, 0%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.90, -21.99, -6.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.90, 23.04, 197.33°)
OKLab	oklab(63.74% -0.0682 -0.0189)
OKLCH	oklch(63.74% 0.071 195.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.7060, 26.9197, 34.2357)
Luminance	0.2692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#539999 #995353

analogous

#539976 #539999 #537699

triadic

#539999 #995399 #999953

tetradic

#539999 #765399 #995353 #769953

square

#539999 #765399 #995353 #769953

split-complementary

#539999 #995376 #997653

monochromatic

#284A4A #3D7171 #539999 #75B4B4 #9DCACA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.29

#539999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.38

#539999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #539999

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##539999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##539999	1.00	3.29	6.38	6.38
#FFFFFF	3.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#919399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#858A9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E9D99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #539999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 153, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.071 195.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88b7b7',
    500: '#539999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #539999;
$custom-light: #88b7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#539999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 29.661,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63742,
    "c": 0.07076,
    "h": 195.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.26921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#539999

secondary

#B79191

accent

#6262C6

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#F0F6F6

border

#CBD0D0

text

#0C1111

muted

#7D8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #539999

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

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