#538C8D Color

#538C8D is rgb(83, 140, 141) in RGB and hsl(181, 26%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#538C8D

HEX#538C8D

RGBrgb(83, 140, 141)

HSLhsl(181, 26%, 44%)

HSVhsv(181, 41%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.06 197.1)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 1%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #538C8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #538C8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#538C8D Complementary#8D5453 Analogous#538D71 Analogous#536F8D Triadic#8D538C Triadic#8C8D53

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #538C8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#65A3A4 #7BB1B2 #95C0C1 #AFCFD0 #C8DFDF #DFECEC

Shades

#48797A #3E696A #335657 #284343 #1C3030 #132020

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