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#539C8A

#539c8a ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#539c8a is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 61.18% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.54% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 165.21°, with 30.54% saturation and 46.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 5.84.

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Relative luminance0.2745

Complementary

  1. #539c8a
  2. #9c5365

Split complementary

  1. #539c8a
  2. #9c5389
  3. #9c6653

Analogous

  1. #539c66
  2. #539c8a
  3. #53899c

Triadic

  1. #539c8a
  2. #8a539c
  3. #9c8a53

Tetradic

  1. #539c8a
  2. #53659c
  3. #9c5365
  4. #9c8a53

Square

  1. #539c8a
  2. #66539c
  3. #9c5365
  4. #899c53

Monochromatic

  1. #1e3832
  2. #386a5e
  3. #539c8a
  4. #80bbad
  5. #b2d6cd

Shades

#539c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #539c8a
  2. #4b8c7c
  3. #427d6e
  4. #3a6d61
  5. #325e53
  6. #2a4e45
  7. #213e37
  8. #192f29
  9. #111f1c
  10. #08100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#539c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #539c8a
  2. #64a696
  3. #75b0a1
  4. #87baad
  5. #98c4b9
  6. #a9cec5
  7. #bad7d0
  8. #cbe1dc
  9. #ddebe8
  10. #eef5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#539c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #539c8a
  2. #589989
  3. #5c9688
  4. #619487
  5. #659186
  6. #6a8e85
  7. #6e8b84
  8. #738883
  9. #778682
  10. #7c8381
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b948d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979489 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8b8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #379e97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81978a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79928b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #449d92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-539c8a {
  color: #539c8a;
}
Background
.bg-539c8a {
  background-color: #539c8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-539c8a {
  border: 2px solid #539c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #539c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 156 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 31% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-539c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #539c8a, #53899c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-539c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 156 138 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.84 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 7.44 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.54 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.86 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.10 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.43 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 9.74 #ac6375 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Persian Green
#539c8a  rgb(83, 156, 138)  hsl(165, 31%, 47%)  Persian Green
#9c5365  rgb(156, 83, 101)  hsl(345, 31%, 47%)  Mauve Taupe
#8a539c  rgb(138, 83, 156)  hsl(285, 31%, 47%)  Purpureus
#9c8a53  rgb(156, 138, 83)  hsl(45, 31%, 47%)  Camel