What color is #536A77?

#536A77 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #536A77?

The RGB value is 83, 106, 119: 83 red, 106 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #536A77?

The complementary color is #776053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #536A77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#536A77 color

#536A77 rgb(83, 106, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #536A77 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 41.6% green and 46.7% blue (83, 106, 119).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#536A77 color codes

HEX	`#536A77`
RGB	`rgb(83, 106, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 41.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 11%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.48, -5.18, -10.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.48, 11.29, 242.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.05, 13.478, 19.416)`
Decimal	`5466743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #536A77, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #536A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#536A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #536A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #536a77; }
.text { color: #536a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #536a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 106 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #536a77, #535877); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #536A77?: #536A77 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #536A77?: The RGB value is 83, 106, 119: 83 red, 106 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #536A77?: The complementary color is #776053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #536A77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.