What color is #538075?

#538075 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #538075?

The RGB value is 83, 128, 117: 83 red, 128 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #538075?

The complementary color is #80535E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #538075?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#538075 color

#538075 rgb(83, 128, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #538075 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 50.2% green and 45.9% blue (83, 128, 117).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#538075 color codes

HEX	`#538075`
RGB	`rgb(83, 128, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 50.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 9%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.17, -18.07, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.17, 18.1, 176.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.496, 18.561, 19.645)`
Decimal	`5472373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #538075, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #538075	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#538075 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #538075 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #538075; }
.text { color: #538075; }
.border { border: 2px solid #538075; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 128 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #538075, #537480); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #538075?: #538075 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #538075?: The RGB value is 83, 128, 117: 83 red, 128 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #538075?: The complementary color is #80535E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #538075?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.