What color is #538178?

#538178 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 #538178?

The RGB value is 83, 129, 120: 83 red, 129 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #538178?

The complementary color is #81535C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #538178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#538178 color

#538178 rgb(83, 129, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #538178 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 50.6% green and 47.1% blue (83, 129, 120).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#538178 color codes

HEX	`#538178`
RGB	`rgb(83, 129, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 50.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.56, -17.88, -0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.56, 17.88, 180.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.806, 18.895, 20.633)`
Decimal	`5472632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #538178, 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 #538178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#538178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #538178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #538178; }
.text { color: #538178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #538178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 129 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #538178, #537381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #538178?: #538178 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 #538178?: The RGB value is 83, 129, 120: 83 red, 129 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #538178?: The complementary color is #81535C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #538178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.