What color is #537D7A?

#537D7A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #537D7A?

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

What is the complementary color of #537D7A?

The complementary color is #7D5356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537D7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537D7A color

#537D7A rgb(83, 125, 122)

Shades of teal

The hex color #537D7A is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 176°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#537D7A color codes

HEX	`#537D7A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 125, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 49%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.39, -15.22, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.39, 15.51, 191.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.413, 17.911, 21.106)`
Decimal	`5471610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537D7A, 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 #537D7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537D7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #537D7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537d7a; }
.text { color: #537d7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537d7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 125 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537d7a, #536b7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #537D7A?: #537D7A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #537D7A?: The RGB value is 83, 125, 122: 83 red, 125 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537D7A?: The complementary color is #7D5356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537D7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.