#538188

Color #538188

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.78 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#538188

RGB

rgb(83, 129, 136)

HSL

hsl(187.9, 24.2%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.9, 39%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(39%, 5.1%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(51.05, -13.76, -8.75)

LCH

lch(51.05, 16.31, 212.45)

OKLCH

oklch(57.3%, 0.0513, 207.91)

HWB

hwb(187.9, 32.5%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#885a53

Analogous

#538874

#538188

#536688

Triadic

#538188

#885381

#818853

Split-complementary

#538188

#885366

#887453

Tetradic

#538188

#5a5388

#885a53

#818853

Square

#538188

#745388

#885a53

#668853

Shades

Color #538188 mixed toward black.

#456b71

#37565b

#294044

#1c2b2d

#0e1517

Tints

Color #538188 mixed toward white.

#689ba3

#86afb5

#a5c3c8

#c3d7da

#e1ebed

Tones

Color #538188 mixed toward gray.

#577e83

#5c7a7f

#60777b

#657476

#697172

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a86 · ΔE 21.7

Deuteranopia

#676486 · ΔE 23.8

Tritanopia

#568585 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 14.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #538188;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#538188]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#538188 (#538188) is rgb(83, 129, 136) in RGB.

No, #538188 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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