#538D8B

#538D8B

Color Values

HEX

#538D8B

RGB

83, 141, 139

HSL

177.9, 25.9%, 43.9%

HSV

177.9, 41.1%, 55.3%

CMYK

41.1%, 0.0%, 1.4%, 44.7%

OKLCH

0.6032 0.061 192.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: cadetblue 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#538D8B

#8D5355

Analogous

#538D6E

#53728D

#538D8B

Triadic

#538D8B

#8B538D

#8D8B53

Split Complementary

#538D8B

#8D5372

#8D6E53

Tetradic

#538D8B

#6E538D

#8D5355

#728D53

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#538D8B

Protanopia

#6C6D8B

Deuteranopia

#69648C

Tritanopia

#568C8C

Achromatopsia

#818181

CSS Usage

background-color: #538D8B;
color: #538D8B;
border-color: #538D8B;
Nearest Tailwind: Teal 700 #0F766E

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F9F9
100
#E9F1F1
200
#D2E5E4
300
#B2D2D1
400
#88B9B7
500
#5EA19E
600
#4C807F
700
#3C6765
800
#2F504F
900
#253C3B
950
#172625

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.78:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.55:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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