#538D81 Color

#538D81 is rgb(83, 141, 129) in RGB and hsl(168, 26%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#538D81

HEX#538D81

RGBrgb(83, 141, 129)

HSLhsl(168, 26%, 44%)

HSVhsv(168, 41%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(60% 0.064 179.3)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 9%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #538D81 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 text5.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #538D81 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#538D81 Complementary#8D535F Analogous#538D65 Analogous#537C8D Triadic#82538D Triadic#8D8253

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #538D81, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#65A498 #7BB2A7 #95C1B8 #AFD0C9 #C8DFDA #DFECE9

Shades

#487A70 #3E6A61 #335750 #28433E #1C302C #13201D

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