#538696

Color #538696

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 11.04 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#538696

RGB

rgb(83, 134, 150)

HSL

hsl(194.3, 28.8%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.3, 44.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.7%, 10.7%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(53.05, -12.66, -13.91)

LCH

lch(53.05, 18.81, 227.69)

OKLCH

oklch(59%, 0.0598, 219.84)

HWB

hwb(194.3, 32.5%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#966353

Analogous

#539685

#538696

#536596

Triadic

#538696

#965386

#869653

Split-complementary

#538696

#965365

#968553

Tetradic

#538696

#635396

#966353

#869653

Square

#538696

#855396

#966353

#659653

Shades

Color #538696 mixed toward black.

#45707d

#375964

#29434b

#1c2d32

#0e1619

Tints

Color #538696 mixed toward white.

#6a9dad

#88b1bd

#a6c4ce

#c4d8de

#e1ebef

Tones

Color #538696 mixed toward gray.

#598391

#5e808b

#647d85

#697a80

#6f777a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6d92 · ΔE 21.1

Deuteranopia

#6a6691 · ΔE 22.6

Tritanopia

#568f8f · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 15.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #538696;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#538696]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#538696 (#538696) is rgb(83, 134, 150) in RGB.

No, #538696 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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