What color is #537579?

#537579 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 #537579?

The RGB value is 83, 117, 121: 83 red, 117 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537579?

The complementary color is #795753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537579?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537579 color

#537579 rgb(83, 117, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #537579 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 45.9% green and 47.5% blue (83, 117, 121).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#537579 color codes

HEX	`#537579`
RGB	`rgb(83, 117, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 45.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 3%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.9, -11.02, -6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.9, 12.6, 209)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.379, 15.941, 20.458)`
Decimal	`5469561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537579, 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 #537579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #537579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537579; }
.text { color: #537579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 117 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537579, #536279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #537579?: #537579 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 #537579?: The RGB value is 83, 117, 121: 83 red, 117 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537579?: The complementary color is #795753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537579?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.