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#538E8A

#538e8a ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#538e8a is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 55.69% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.82% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 175.93°, with 26.22% saturation and 44.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.06.

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Relative luminance0.2302

Complementary

  1. #538e8a
  2. #8e5357

Split complementary

  1. #538e8a
  2. #8e5375
  3. #8e6d53

Analogous

  1. #538e6d
  2. #538e8a
  3. #53758e

Triadic

  1. #538e8a
  2. #8a538e
  3. #8e8a53

Tetradic

  1. #538e8a
  2. #53578e
  3. #8e5357
  4. #8e8a53

Square

  1. #538e8a
  2. #6d538e
  3. #8e5357
  4. #758e53

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2d2c
  2. #375e5b
  3. #538e8a
  4. #7bb2ae
  5. #accecc

Shades

#538e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #538e8a
  2. #4b807c
  3. #42726e
  4. #3a6361
  5. #325553
  6. #2a4745
  7. #213937
  8. #192b29
  9. #111c1c
  10. #080e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#538e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #538e8a
  2. #649996
  3. #75a5a1
  4. #87b0ad
  5. #98bbb9
  6. #a9c7c5
  7. #bad2d0
  8. #cbdddc
  9. #dde8e8
  10. #eef4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#538e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #538e8a
  2. #588d89
  3. #5c8b88
  4. #618a87
  5. #658886
  6. #6a8785
  7. #6e8684
  8. #738483
  9. #778382
  10. #7c8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #738886 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #88888a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d818b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a918d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #768b8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f868a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45908c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-538e8a {
  color: #538e8a;
}
Background
.bg-538e8a {
  background-color: #538e8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-538e8a {
  border: 2px solid #538e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #538e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 142 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 26% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-538e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #538e8a, #53758e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-538e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 142 138 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.06 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 6.30 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.37 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.84 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.18 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.39 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.79 #ac7175 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#538e8a  rgb(83, 142, 138)  hsl(176, 26%, 44%)  Cadet Blue
#8e5357  rgb(142, 83, 87)  hsl(356, 26%, 44%)  Tuscan Red
#8a538e  rgb(138, 83, 142)  hsl(296, 26%, 44%)  Deep Plum
#8e8a53  rgb(142, 138, 83)  hsl(56, 26%, 44%)  Moss Green