What color is #53756F?

#53756F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53756F?

The RGB value is 83, 117, 111: 83 red, 117 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53756F?

The complementary color is #755359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53756F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53756F color

#53756F rgb(83, 117, 111)

Shades of teal

The hex color #53756F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 45.9% green and 43.5% blue (83, 117, 111).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#53756F color codes

HEX	`#53756F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 117, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 45.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 29%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 5%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.59, -13.52, -0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.59, 13.53, 182.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.797, 15.709, 17.394)`
Decimal	`5469551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53756F, 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 #53756F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53756F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #53756F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53756f; }
.text { color: #53756f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53756f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 117 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53756f, #536a75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #53756F?: #53756F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53756F?: The RGB value is 83, 117, 111: 83 red, 117 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53756F?: The complementary color is #755359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53756F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.