What color is #537B74?

#537B74 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 #537B74?

The RGB value is 83, 123, 116: 83 red, 123 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537B74?

The complementary color is #7B535A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537B74?

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.

#537B74 color

#537B74 rgb(83, 123, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #537B74 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 48.2% green and 45.5% blue (83, 123, 116).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#537B74 color codes

HEX	`#537B74`
RGB	`rgb(83, 123, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 48.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 33%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 6%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.59, -15.61, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.59, 15.62, 182.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.802, 17.265, 19.125)`
Decimal	`5471092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537B74, 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 #537B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537B74 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 #537B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537b74; }
.text { color: #537b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 123 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537b74, #536e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #537B74?: #537B74 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 #537B74?: The RGB value is 83, 123, 116: 83 red, 123 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537B74?: The complementary color is #7B535A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537B74?: 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.