#537b8a

Color #537b8a

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 8.72 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#537b8a

RGB

rgb(83, 123, 138)

HSL

hsl(196.4, 24.9%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.4, 39.9%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.9%, 10.9%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(49.3, -9.85, -12.57)

LCH

lch(49.3, 15.97, 231.92)

OKLCH

oklch(55.9%, 0.0502, 223.39)

HWB

hwb(196.4, 32.5%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a6253

Analogous

#538a7d

#537b8a

#535f8a

Triadic

#537b8a

#8a537b

#7b8a53

Split-complementary

#537b8a

#8a535f

#8a7d53

Tetradic

#537b8a

#62538a

#8a6253

#7b8a53

Square

#537b8a

#7d538a

#8a6253

#5f8a53

Shades

Color #537b8a mixed toward black.

#456673

#37525c

#293d45

#1c292e

#0e1417

Tints

Color #537b8a mixed toward white.

#6994a5

#87a9b7

#a5bfc9

#c3d4db

#e1eaed

Tones

Color #537b8a mixed toward gray.

#587985

#5c7781

#61757c

#657378

#6a7073

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.57:1

White text reads better on this background (4.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#676787 · ΔE 18.8

Deuteranopia

#646186 · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#568483 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #537b8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#537b8a]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#537b8a (#537b8a) is rgb(83, 123, 138) in RGB.

No, #537b8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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