#538B8D

#538B8D

Color Values

HEX

#538B8D

RGB

83, 139, 141

HSL

182.1, 25.9%, 43.9%

HSV

182.1, 41.1%, 55.3%

CMYK

41.1%, 1.4%, 0.0%, 44.7%

OKLCH

0.599 0.0592 198.6

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: cadetblue 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#538B8D

#8D5553

Analogous

#538D72

#536E8D

#538B8D

Triadic

#538B8D

#8D538B

#8B8D53

Split Complementary

#538B8D

#8D536E

#8D7253

Tetradic

#538B8D

#72538D

#8D5553

#6E8D53

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#538B8D

Protanopia

#6B6C8D

Deuteranopia

#68648C

Tritanopia

#568C8C

Achromatopsia

#7F7F7F

CSS Usage

background-color: #538B8D;
color: #538B8D;
border-color: #538B8D;
Nearest Tailwind: Teal 700 #0F766E

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F9F9
100
#E9F1F1
200
#D2E4E5
300
#B2D1D2
400
#88B7B9
500
#5E9EA1
600
#4C7F80
700
#3C6567
800
#2F4F50
900
#253B3C
950
#172526

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.86:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.45:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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