Information about #538E93 color

#538E93 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#538E93 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 142, 147) — 32.5% red, 55.7% green, 57.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 2 / 0 / 42. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#538E93 is a moderately toned water-like cyan that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Baked (#558F93). Slightly further away sit Patriot (#4F9292) and Deep Seafoam (#55979C).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 142, 147) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #538E93: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#538E93 color variations

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

#538E93 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #538E93

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

Deep Seafoam color link
Deep Seafoam

#55979C

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Steel Teal color link
Steel Teal

#5F8A8B

Dusty Teal color link
Dusty Teal

#4C9085

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

Wishlist color link
Wishlist

#659295

Lochinvar color link
Lochinvar

#489084

Blue Chill color link
Blue Chill

#408F90

Grey Teal color link
Grey Teal

#5E9B8A

Greyish Blue color link
Greyish Blue

#5E819D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#538E93
  • RGB83, 142, 147
  • CMYK25, 2, 0, 42
  • CSSrgb(83, 142, 147)
  • HSL185°, 28%, 45%
  • HSL Precise184.688°, 27.826%, 45.098%
  • HSV185°, 44%, 58%
  • HSB185°, 44%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.557, 0.576)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.557, 0.576, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.557, 0.576)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB57.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID538E93
  • DECIMAL ID5475987
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01