What color is #538185?

#538185 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #538185?

The RGB value is 83, 129, 133: 83 red, 129 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #538185?

The complementary color is #855753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #538185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#538185 color

#538185 rgb(83, 129, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #538185 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 50.6% green and 52.2% blue (83, 129, 133).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Submerged (#4A7D82), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#538185 color codes

HEX	`#538185`
RGB	`rgb(83, 129, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 50.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 3%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.96, -14.56, -7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.96, 16.22, 206.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.65, 19.232, 25.073)`
Decimal	`5472645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #538185, 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 #538185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#538185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #538185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #538185; }
.text { color: #538185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #538185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 129 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #538185, #536885); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #538185?: #538185 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #538185?: The RGB value is 83, 129, 133: 83 red, 129 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #538185?: The complementary color is #855753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #538185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.