What color is #537A8A?

#537A8A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #537A8A?

The RGB value is 83, 122, 138: 83 red, 122 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537A8A?

The complementary color is #8A6353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537A8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537A8A color

#537A8A rgb(83, 122, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #537A8A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 47.8% green and 54.1% blue (83, 122, 138).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 25% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#537A8A color codes

HEX	`#537A8A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 122, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 47.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 25%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 40%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 12%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49, -9.29, -13.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49, 15.99, 234.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.113, 17.592, 26.639)`
Decimal	`5470858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537A8A, 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 #537A8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537A8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #537A8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537a8a; }
.text { color: #537a8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537a8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 122 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537a8a, #535e8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #537A8A?: #537A8A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #537A8A?: The RGB value is 83, 122, 138: 83 red, 122 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537A8A?: The complementary color is #8A6353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537A8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.