What color is #536F6E?

#536F6E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #536F6E?

The RGB value is 83, 111, 110: 83 red, 111 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #536F6E?

The complementary color is #6F5354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #536F6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#536F6E color

#536F6E rgb(83, 111, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #536F6E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 43.5% green and 43.1% blue (83, 111, 110).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#536F6E color codes

HEX	`#536F6E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 111, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 43.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.71, -10.38, -2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.71, 10.74, 194.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.065, 14.333, 16.88)`
Decimal	`5468014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #536F6E, 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 #536F6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#536F6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #536F6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #536f6e; }
.text { color: #536f6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #536f6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 111 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #536f6e, #53626f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #536F6E?: #536F6E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #536F6E?: The RGB value is 83, 111, 110: 83 red, 111 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #536F6E?: The complementary color is #6F5354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #536F6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.