#538B8F

#538B8F

Color Values

HEX

#538B8F

RGB

83, 139, 143

HSL

184.0, 26.5%, 44.3%

HSV

184.0, 42.0%, 56.1%

CMYK

42.0%, 2.8%, 0.0%, 43.9%

OKLCH

0.5997 0.0594 201.6

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: cadetblue 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#538B8F

#8F5753

Analogous

#538F75

#536D8F

#538B8F

Triadic

#538B8F

#8F538B

#8B8F53

Split Complementary

#538B8F

#8F536D

#8F7553

Tetradic

#538B8F

#75538F

#8F5753

#6D8F53

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#538B8F

Protanopia

#6B6C8E

Deuteranopia

#68648E

Tritanopia

#568D8D

Achromatopsia

#7F7F7F

CSS Usage

background-color: #538B8F;
color: #538B8F;
border-color: #538B8F;
Nearest Tailwind: Teal 700 #0F766E

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F9F9
100
#E9F1F1
200
#D2E3E5
300
#B2D0D2
400
#88B6BA
500
#5E9DA1
600
#4B7D81
700
#3C6467
800
#2F4E51
900
#253A3C
950
#172526

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.85:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.46:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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