What color is #537C6B?

#537C6B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #537C6B?

The RGB value is 83, 124, 107: 83 red, 124 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537C6B?

The complementary color is #7C5364, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537C6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537C6B color

#537C6B rgb(83, 124, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #537C6B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 48.6% green and 42% blue (83, 124, 107).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#537C6B color codes

HEX	`#537C6B`
RGB	`rgb(83, 124, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 48.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 33%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 14%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.65, -18.27, 4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.65, 18.88, 165.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.428, 17.315, 16.542)`
Decimal	`5471339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537C6B, 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 #537C6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537C6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #537C6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537c6b; }
.text { color: #537c6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537c6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 124 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537c6b, #53797c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #537C6B?: #537C6B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #537C6B?: The RGB value is 83, 124, 107: 83 red, 124 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537C6B?: The complementary color is #7C5364, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537C6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.