What color is #538181?

#538181 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #538181?

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

What is the complementary color of #538181?

The complementary color is #815353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #538181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#538181 color

#538181 rgb(83, 129, 129)

Shades of teal

The hex color #538181 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#538181 color codes

HEX	`#538181`
RGB	`rgb(83, 129, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 50.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.83, -15.61, -4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.83, 16.39, 197.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.379, 19.124, 23.645)`
Decimal	`5472641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #538181, 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 #538181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#538181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #538181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #538181; }
.text { color: #538181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #538181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 129 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #538181, #536a81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #538181?: #538181 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #538181?: The RGB value is 83, 129, 129: 83 red, 129 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #538181?: The complementary color is #815353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #538181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.