Information about #538C97 color

#538C97 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#538C97 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(83, 140, 151) — 32.5% red, 54.9% green, 59.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 27 / 4 / 0 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#538C97 presents itself as a softly balanced water-like cyan — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Baked (#558F93). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Patriot (#4F9292) and Hippie Blue (#49889A).

The recipe behind #538C97 is rgb(83, 140, 151), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #538C97: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #538C97 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#538C97 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#538C97 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#538C97 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#538C97 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#538C97 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#538C97 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #538C97

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Half Baked color link
Half Baked

#558F93

Patriot color link
Patriot

#4F9292

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Deep Seafoam color link
Deep Seafoam

#55979C

Greyish Blue color link
Greyish Blue

#5E819D

Steel Teal color link
Steel Teal

#5F8A8B

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

Antique Blue color link
Antique Blue

#4E7B96

Stormy Blue color link
Stormy Blue

#507B9C

Wishlist color link
Wishlist

#659295

Dusty Teal color link
Dusty Teal

#4C9085

Air Force Blue color link
Air Force Blue

#5D8AA8

#538C97 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#538C97
  • RGB83, 140, 151
  • CMYK27, 4, 0, 41
  • CSSrgb(83, 140, 151)
  • HSL190°, 29%, 46%
  • HSL Precise189.706°, 29.06%, 45.882%
  • HSV190°, 45%, 59%
  • HSB190°, 45%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.549, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.549, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.549, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID538C97
  • DECIMAL ID5475479
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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