What color is #539C9F?

#539C9F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #539C9F?

The RGB value is 83, 156, 159: 83 red, 156 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #539C9F?

The complementary color is #9F5653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #539C9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#539C9F color

#539C9F rgb(83, 156, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #539C9F is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 61.2% green and 62.4% blue (83, 156, 159).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 31% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#539C9F color codes

HEX	`#539C9F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 156, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 61.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 31%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 48%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 2%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.99, -21.92, -8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.99, 23.56, 201.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.711, 28.117, 37.077)`
Decimal	`5479583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #539C9F, 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 #539C9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#539C9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #539C9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #539c9f; }
.text { color: #539c9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #539c9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 156 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #539c9f, #53769f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #539C9F?: #539C9F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #539C9F?: The RGB value is 83, 156, 159: 83 red, 156 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #539C9F?: The complementary color is #9F5653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #539C9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.