What color is #537A7D?

#537A7D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #537A7D?

The RGB value is 83, 122, 125: 83 red, 122 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537A7D?

The complementary color is #7D5653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537A7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537A7D color

#537A7D rgb(83, 122, 125)

Shades of teal

The hex color #537A7D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 47.8% green and 49% blue (83, 122, 125).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Submerged (#4A7D82), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#537A7D color codes

HEX	`#537A7D`
RGB	`rgb(83, 122, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 47.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 2%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.56, -12.79, -6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.56, 14.13, 205.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.227, 17.238, 21.976)`
Decimal	`5470845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537A7D, 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 #537A7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537A7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #537A7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537a7d; }
.text { color: #537a7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537a7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 122 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537a7d, #53657d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #537A7D?: #537A7D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #537A7D?: The RGB value is 83, 122, 125: 83 red, 122 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537A7D?: The complementary color is #7D5653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537A7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.