#538D7E Color

#538D7E is rgb(83, 141, 126) in RGB and hsl(164, 26%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#538D7E

HEX#538D7E

RGBrgb(83, 141, 126)

HSLhsl(164, 26%, 44%)

HSVhsv(164, 41%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.066 175.6)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 11%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #538D7E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #538D7E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#538D7E Complementary#8D5363 Analogous#538D61 Analogous#53808D Triadic#7E538D Triadic#8D7E53

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #538D7E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#65A493 #7BB2A3 #95C1B5 #AFD0C7 #C8DFD9 #DFECE9

Shades

#487A6D #3E6A5E #33574D #28433C #1C302B #13201D

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