What color is #53766E?

#53766E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53766E?

The RGB value is 83, 118, 110: 83 red, 118 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53766E?

The complementary color is #76535B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53766E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53766E color

#53766E rgb(83, 118, 110)

Shades of teal

The hex color #53766E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 46.3% green and 43.1% blue (83, 118, 110).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#53766E color codes

HEX	`#53766E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 118, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 46.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.87, -14.31, 0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.87, 14.32, 178.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.859, 15.921, 17.144)`
Decimal	`5469806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53766E, 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 #53766E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53766E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #53766E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53766e; }
.text { color: #53766e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53766e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 118 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53766e, #536d76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #53766E?: #53766E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53766E?: The RGB value is 83, 118, 110: 83 red, 118 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53766E?: The complementary color is #76535B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53766E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.