#539E9C#539E9C
#539E9C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.075 H 193.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #539E9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 158, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 31%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 47%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.5%, 0%, 1.3%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.51, -23.75, -6.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.51, 24.54, 194.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.07% -0.0729 -0.0171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.07% 0.075 193.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7925, 28.6912, 35.8356) |
| Luminance | 0.2869 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 2.72
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.78
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.46
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.13
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.38
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#539E9C #9E5355
analogous
#539E77 #539E9C #537B9E
triadic
#539E9C #9C539E #9E9C53
tetradic
#539E9C #77539E #9E5355 #7B9E53
square
#539E9C #77539E #9E5355 #7B9E53
split-complementary
#539E9C #9E537B #9E7753
monochromatic
#294E4D #3E7674 #539E9C #77B7B6 #9FCDCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#539E9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.74
#539E9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #539E9C
6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##539E9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##539E9C | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.74 | 6.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96989C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898E9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2AA29D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #539e9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 158, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.075 193.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89bbb9',
500: '#539e9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #539e9c; $custom-light: #89bbb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#539e9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 158,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.4,
"s": 31.12,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65066,
"c": 0.07485,
"h": 193.2
},
"luminance": 0.28693
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#539E9C
secondary
#BA9394
accent
#6063C7
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1111
muted
#7D8080