#538B8C

#538B8C

Color Values

HEX

#538B8C

RGB

83, 139, 140

HSL

181.1, 25.6%, 43.7%

HSV

181.1, 40.7%, 54.9%

CMYK

40.7%, 0.7%, 0.0%, 45.1%

OKLCH

0.5986 0.0591 197.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: cadetblue 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#538B8C

#8C5453

Analogous

#538C70

#536E8C

#538B8C

Triadic

#538B8C

#8C538B

#8B8C53

Split Complementary

#538B8C

#8C536E

#8C7053

Tetradic

#538B8C

#70538C

#8C5453

#6E8C53

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#538B8C

Protanopia

#6B6C8C

Deuteranopia

#68648C

Tritanopia

#568C8C

Achromatopsia

#7F7F7F

CSS Usage

background-color: #538B8C;
color: #538B8C;
border-color: #538B8C;
Nearest Tailwind: Teal 700 #0F766E

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F9F9
100
#E9F1F1
200
#D2E4E4
300
#B2D1D1
400
#88B8B9
500
#5F9FA0
600
#4C7F80
700
#3D6666
800
#2F4F50
900
#253B3C
950
#182526

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.86:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.44:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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