Evora Color

#538b89

Evora is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #ac7476
Complementary Color #8b5354
Color Shade: warm cyan (177.86° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 43.53% (better contrasting with white)
Evora Color Sample
Evora Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #538b89

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Evora Color. The Greensleeves color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called William (#53736f) for more calm effect. Try Veranda as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8b5354 is the best complementary color to Evora. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #538b89 complementary color is Au Chico, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Smalt Blue are #538b6d and #53708b. Thus found on the left and right of #538b89 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spring Leaves and Kashmir Blue colors as they work well with Evora.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Evora palette consists of #8b6d53 and #8b5370 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b5354). Try Shadow and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #538b89, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #538b89 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Evora. Thus Clay Creek and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Evora contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Au Chico, Butterfly Bush, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #538b89 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Evora tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#8b5354) and two others. The Trendy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hippie Green – 120° from the complementary Au Chico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #89538b and #558b53.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #538b89 is made of 23% red, 39% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Evora has a hue angle of 177.86°, a saturation of 25.23% and a lightness of 43.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #538b89 is made of 21.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 45.49% black ink.

HEX #538b89
RGB Decimal rgb(83,139,137)
RGB Percentage 23%, 39%, 38%
CMYK 21.96, 0, 0.78, 45.49
HSL hsl(177.86,25.23%,43.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(177.86,40.29%,54.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.1439,-18.9008,-4.747)
XYZ xyz(17.3153,22.1104,27.022)
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