What color is #539593?

#539593 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #539593?

The RGB value is 83, 149, 147: 83 red, 149 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #539593?

The complementary color is #955355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #539593?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#539593 color

#539593 rgb(83, 149, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #539593 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 58.4% green and 57.6% blue (83, 149, 147).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#539593 color codes

HEX	`#539593`
RGB	`rgb(83, 149, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 58.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 44%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.5, -21.52, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.5, 22.21, 194.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.579, 25.439, 31.477)`
Decimal	`5477779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #539593, 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 #539593	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#539593 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #539593 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #539593; }
.text { color: #539593; }
.border { border: 2px solid #539593; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 149 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #539593, #537695); }

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Questions

What color is #539593?: #539593 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #539593?: The RGB value is 83, 149, 147: 83 red, 149 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #539593?: The complementary color is #955355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #539593?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.