What color is #537170?

#537170 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 #537170?

The RGB value is 83, 113, 112: 83 red, 113 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537170?

The complementary color is #715354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537170?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537170 color

#537170 rgb(83, 113, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #537170 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 44.3% green and 43.9% blue (83, 113, 112).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#537170 color codes

HEX	`#537170`
RGB	`rgb(83, 113, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 44.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.38, -11.03, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.38, 11.42, 195.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.396, 14.819, 17.533)`
Decimal	`5468528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537170, 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 #537170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #537170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537170; }
.text { color: #537170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 113 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537170, #536371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #537170?: #537170 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 #537170?: The RGB value is 83, 113, 112: 83 red, 113 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537170?: The complementary color is #715354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537170?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.