What color is #537A7E?

#537A7E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #537A7E?

The RGB value is 83, 122, 126: 83 red, 122 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537A7E?

The complementary color is #7E5753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537A7E?

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.

#537A7E color

#537A7E rgb(83, 122, 126)

Shades of teal

The hex color #537A7E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 47.8% green and 49.4% blue (83, 122, 126).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Submerged (#4A7D82), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#537A7E color codes

HEX	`#537A7E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 122, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 47.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 3%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.59, -12.53, -6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.59, 14.14, 207.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.291, 17.264, 22.314)`
Decimal	`5470846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537A7E, 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 #537A7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537A7E 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 #537A7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537a7e; }
.text { color: #537a7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537a7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 122 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537a7e, #53657e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #537A7E?: #537A7E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Submerged. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #537A7E?: The RGB value is 83, 122, 126: 83 red, 122 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537A7E?: The complementary color is #7E5753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537A7E?: 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.