#538B96

#538B96

Color Values

HEX

#538B96

RGB

83, 139, 150

HSL

189.9, 28.8%, 45.7%

HSV

189.9, 44.7%, 58.8%

CMYK

44.7%, 7.3%, 0.0%, 41.2%

OKLCH

0.6023 0.0612 211.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: cadetblue 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#538B96

#965E53

Analogous

#539680

#536996

#538B96

Triadic

#538B96

#96538B

#8B9653

Split Complementary

#538B96

#965369

#968053

Tetradic

#538B96

#805396

#965E53

#699653

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#538B96

Protanopia

#6B6C93

Deuteranopia

#686493

Tritanopia

#569191

Achromatopsia

#808080

CSS Usage

background-color: #538B96;
color: #538B96;
border-color: #538B96;
Nearest Tailwind: Cyan 700 #0E7490

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F9F9
100
#E9F0F2
200
#D1E2E6
300
#B0CED3
400
#85B3BC
500
#5B98A4
600
#497A83
700
#3A6169
800
#2D4C52
900
#24393D
950
#172427

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.82:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.5:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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