What color is #539A97?

#539A97 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #539A97?

The RGB value is 83, 154, 151: 83 red, 154 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #539A97?

The complementary color is #9A5356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #539A97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#539A97 color

#539A97 rgb(83, 154, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #539A97 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 60.4% green and 59.2% blue (83, 154, 151).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 30% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#539A97 color codes

HEX	`#539A97`
RGB	`rgb(83, 154, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 60.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 30%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 46%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 2%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.14, -23.04, -5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.14, 23.65, 193.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.707, 27.183, 33.428)`
Decimal	`5479063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #539A97, 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 #539A97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#539A97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #539A97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #539a97; }
.text { color: #539a97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #539a97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 154 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #539a97, #53799a); }

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Questions

What color is #539A97?: #539A97 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #539A97?: The RGB value is 83, 154, 151: 83 red, 154 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #539A97?: The complementary color is #9A5356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #539A97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.