Skip to the color picker

#539b85 color: Derby Green

#539b85 is rgb(83, 155, 133) in RGB and oklch(63.597% 0.08056 171.688) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

162°
100%

63.6%
0.081
172°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-600
  • Black 39%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.28:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #539b85

#539b85 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 63.6% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.28:1 contrast and black text 6.4:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Derby Green (#599c89). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #539b85 mixed with white

  1. 539b85
  2. 65a591
  3. 77af9c
  4. 88b9a8
  5. 99c2b4
  6. aaccc0
  7. bbd6cd
  8. cce1d9
  9. ddebe6
  10. eef5f2

Darker: #539b85 mixed with black

  1. 539b85
  2. 478673
  3. 3b7261
  4. 305e50
  5. 254b40
  6. 1b3930
  7. 112821
  8. 081813
  9. 020906
  10. 000101

Calmer: #539b85 with less saturation

  1. 539b85
  2. 5a9a86
  3. 619886
  4. 679687
  5. 6d9587
  6. 739388
  7. 789288
  8. 7d9089
  9. 828e8a
  10. 868d8a

Questions about #539b85

What color is #539b85?

#539b85 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Derby Green. In RGB it is rgb(83, 155, 133), in HSL hsl(161.67, 30.25%, 46.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.597% 0.08056 171.688).

What colors go well with #539b85?

The complementary color of #539b85 is #b17790. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6f986a and #479aa0. The triadic partners are #8b82b8 and #b27d5d.

Is white or black text more readable on #539b85?

Black text reads better on #539b85: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and black gives 6.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #539b85 a warm or cool color?

#539b85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 63.6% and its chroma 0.081.