#538D8F

#538D8F

Color Values

HEX

#538D8F

RGB

83, 141, 143

HSL

182.0, 26.5%, 44.3%

HSV

182.0, 42.0%, 56.1%

CMYK

42.0%, 1.4%, 0.0%, 43.9%

OKLCH

0.6046 0.0609 198.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: cadetblue 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#538D8F

#8F5553

Analogous

#538F73

#536F8F

#538D8F

Triadic

#538D8F

#8F538D

#8D8F53

Split Complementary

#538D8F

#8F536F

#8F7353

Tetradic

#538D8F

#73538F

#8F5553

#6F8F53

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#538D8F

Protanopia

#6C6D8F

Deuteranopia

#69648E

Tritanopia

#568E8E

Achromatopsia

#818181

CSS Usage

background-color: #538D8F;
color: #538D8F;
border-color: #538D8F;
Nearest Tailwind: Teal 700 #0F766E

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F9F9
100
#E9F1F1
200
#D2E4E5
300
#B2D1D2
400
#88B8BA
500
#5E9FA1
600
#4B7F81
700
#3C6667
800
#2F5051
900
#253B3C
950
#172526

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.77:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.57:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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