#538A8D Color

#538A8D is rgb(83, 138, 141) in RGB and hsl(183, 26%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#538A8D

HEX#538A8D

RGBrgb(83, 138, 141)

HSLhsl(183, 26%, 44%)

HSVhsv(183, 41%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.058 200.2)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 2%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #538A8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #538A8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#538A8D Complementary#8D5653 Analogous#538D73 Analogous#536D8D Triadic#8D538A Triadic#8A8D53

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #538A8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#65A1A4 #7BAFB2 #95BFC1 #AFCED0 #C8DEDF #DFEBEC

Shades

#48787A #3E686A #335557 #284243 #1C2F30 #131F20

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