What color is #538180?

#538180 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #538180?

The RGB value is 83, 129, 128: 83 red, 129 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #538180?

The complementary color is #815354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #538180?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#538180 color

#538180 rgb(83, 129, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #538180 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 50.6% green and 50.2% blue (83, 129, 128).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#538180 color codes

HEX	`#538180`
RGB	`rgb(83, 129, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 50.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 1%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.8, -15.87, -4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.8, 16.48, 195.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.312, 19.097, 23.297)`
Decimal	`5472640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #538180, 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 #538180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#538180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #538180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #538180; }
.text { color: #538180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #538180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 129 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #538180, #536b81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #538180?: #538180 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #538180?: The RGB value is 83, 129, 128: 83 red, 129 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #538180?: The complementary color is #815354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #538180?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.