What color is #539EA6?

#539EA6 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #539EA6?

The RGB value is 83, 158, 166: 83 red, 158 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #539EA6?

The complementary color is #A65B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #539EA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#539EA6 color

#539EA6 rgb(83, 158, 166)

Shades of teal

The hex color #539EA6 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 62% green and 65.1% blue (83, 158, 166).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 33% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Atlas Cedar (#5CA0A7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#539EA6 color codes

HEX	`#539EA6`
RGB	`rgb(83, 158, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 62%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 33%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 50%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 5%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.82, -21.02, -11.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.82, 23.9, 208.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.674, 29.044, 40.48)`
Decimal	`5480102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #539EA6, 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 #539EA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#539EA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #539EA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #539ea6; }
.text { color: #539ea6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #539ea6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 158 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #539ea6, #5374a6); }

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Questions

What color is #539EA6?: #539EA6 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #539EA6?: The RGB value is 83, 158, 166: 83 red, 158 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #539EA6?: The complementary color is #A65B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #539EA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.