What color is #537176?

#537176 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #537176?

The RGB value is 83, 113, 118: 83 red, 113 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537176?

The complementary color is #765853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537176?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537176 color

#537176 rgb(83, 113, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #537176 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 44.3% green and 46.3% blue (83, 113, 118).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#537176 color codes

HEX	`#537176`
RGB	`rgb(83, 113, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 44.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 4%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.57, -9.51, -6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.57, 11.4, 213.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.741, 14.957, 19.352)`
Decimal	`5468534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537176, 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 #537176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #537176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537176; }
.text { color: #537176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 113 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537176, #536076); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #537176?: #537176 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #537176?: The RGB value is 83, 113, 118: 83 red, 113 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537176?: The complementary color is #765853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537176?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.