Colour
#538C82
- #538C82
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#538C82 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 140, 130 and HSL 169°, 26%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#538C82#538C82
HEX#538C82
RGBrgb(83, 140, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.549, 0.5098
RGB percentages32.5%, 54.9%, 51%
HSLhsl(169.5, 25.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.5, 40.7%, 54.9%)
CMYK40.7%, 0%, 7.1%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,475,458
CSS custom property--colour: #538C82;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#AC737D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8C535D
Analogous#538C65, #537A8C
Triadic#82538C, #8C8253
Split complementary#8C537A, #8C6553
Tetradic#65538C, #8C535D, #7A8C53
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R83
G140
B130
Red83 (32.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue169.47°
Saturation (HSL)25.56%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G 8C · B 82
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