#538C8D

#538C8D

Color Values

HEX

#538C8D

RGB

83, 140, 141

HSL

181.0, 25.9%, 43.9%

HSV

181.0, 41.1%, 55.3%

CMYK

41.1%, 0.7%, 0.0%, 44.7%

OKLCH

0.6014 0.06 197.1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: cadetblue 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#538C8D

#8D5453

Analogous

#538D71

#536F8D

#538C8D

Triadic

#538C8D

#8D538C

#8C8D53

Split Complementary

#538C8D

#8D536F

#8D7153

Tetradic

#538C8D

#71538D

#8D5453

#6F8D53

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#538C8D

Protanopia

#6C6C8D

Deuteranopia

#68648D

Tritanopia

#568D8D

Achromatopsia

#808080

CSS Usage

background-color: #538C8D;
color: #538C8D;
border-color: #538C8D;
Nearest Tailwind: Teal 700 #0F766E

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F9F9
100
#E9F1F1
200
#D2E4E5
300
#B2D1D2
400
#88B8B9
500
#5E9FA1
600
#4C8080
700
#3C6667
800
#2F5050
900
#253B3C
950
#172526

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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