What color is #537971?

#537971 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 #537971?

The RGB value is 83, 121, 113: 83 red, 121 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537971?

The complementary color is #79535B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537971?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537971 color

#537971 rgb(83, 121, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #537971 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 47.5% green and 44.3% blue (83, 121, 113).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#537971 color codes

HEX	`#537971`
RGB	`rgb(83, 121, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 47.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.89, -15.24, 0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.89, 15.24, 179.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.384, 16.705, 18.139)`
Decimal	`5470577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537971, 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 #537971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #537971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537971; }
.text { color: #537971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 121 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537971, #536e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #537971?: #537971 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 #537971?: The RGB value is 83, 121, 113: 83 red, 121 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537971?: The complementary color is #79535B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537971?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.