What color is #53807D?

#53807D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53807D?

The RGB value is 83, 128, 125: 83 red, 128 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53807D?

The complementary color is #805356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53807D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53807D color

#53807D rgb(83, 128, 125)

Shades of teal

The hex color #53807D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 50.2% green and 49% blue (83, 128, 125).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#53807D color codes

HEX	`#53807D`
RGB	`rgb(83, 128, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 50.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 2%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.4, -16.09, -3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.4, 16.42, 191.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.987, 18.757, 22.229)`
Decimal	`5472381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53807D, 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 #53807D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#53807D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #53807D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53807d; }
.text { color: #53807d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53807d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 128 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53807d, #536d80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #53807D?: #53807D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53807D?: The RGB value is 83, 128, 125: 83 red, 128 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53807D?: The complementary color is #805356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53807D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.