Recognised as Colour
#538A84
- #538A84
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#538A84 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 138, 132 and HSL 173°, 25%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#538A84#538A84
HEX#538A84
RGBrgb(83, 138, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.5412, 0.5176
RGB percentages32.5%, 54.1%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(173.5, 24.9%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.5, 39.9%, 54.1%)
CMYK39.9%, 0%, 4.3%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,474,948
CSS custom property--colour: #538A84;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#AC757B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A5359
Analogous#538A69, #53748A
Triadic#84538A, #8A8453
Split complementary#8A5374, #8A6953
Tetradic#69538A, #8A5359, #748A53
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R83
G138
B132
Red83 (32.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue173.45°
Saturation (HSL)24.89%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G 8A · B 84
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