What color is #539BB0?

#539BB0 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #539BB0?

The RGB value is 83, 155, 176: 83 red, 155 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #539BB0?

The complementary color is #B06853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #539BB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#539BB0 color

#539BB0 rgb(83, 155, 176)

Shades of teal

The hex color #539BB0 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 60.8% green and 69% blue (83, 155, 176).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 37% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rainy Mood (#4499AA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#539BB0 color codes

HEX	`#539BB0`
RGB	`rgb(83, 155, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 60.8%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 37%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 53%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 12%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.26, -16.58, -17.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.26, 24.37, 227.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.122, 28.414, 45.332)`
Decimal	`5479344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #539BB0, 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 #539BB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#539BB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #539BB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #539bb0; }
.text { color: #539bb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #539bb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 155 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #539bb0, #536db0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #539BB0?: #539BB0 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Rainy Mood. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #539BB0?: The RGB value is 83, 155, 176: 83 red, 155 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #539BB0?: The complementary color is #B06853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #539BB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.