What color is #53757F?

#53757F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Hydro. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53757F?

The RGB value is 83, 117, 127: 83 red, 117 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53757F?

The complementary color is #7F5D53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53757F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53757F color

#53757F rgb(83, 117, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #53757F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 45.9% green and 49.8% blue (83, 117, 127).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Hydro (#49747F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#53757F color codes

HEX	`#53757F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 117, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 45.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 8%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.1, -9.44, -9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.1, 13.31, 224.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.758, 16.093, 22.456)`
Decimal	`5469567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53757F, 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 #53757F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53757F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #53757F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53757f; }
.text { color: #53757f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53757f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 117 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53757f, #535f7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #53757F?: #53757F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Hydro. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53757F?: The RGB value is 83, 117, 127: 83 red, 117 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53757F?: The complementary color is #7F5D53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53757F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.