What color is #539178?

#539178 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #539178?

The RGB value is 83, 145, 120: 83 red, 145 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #539178?

The complementary color is #91536C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #539178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#539178 color

#539178 rgb(83, 145, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #539178 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 56.9% green and 47.1% blue (83, 145, 120).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 27% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#539178 color codes

HEX	`#539178`
RGB	`rgb(83, 145, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 56.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 27%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 43%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.53, -26.15, 7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.53, 27.08, 164.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.081, 23.445, 21.391)`
Decimal	`5476728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #539178, 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 #539178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#539178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #539178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #539178; }
.text { color: #539178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #539178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 145 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #539178, #538b91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #539178?: #539178 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #539178?: The RGB value is 83, 145, 120: 83 red, 145 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #539178?: The complementary color is #91536C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #539178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.