What color is #53827C?

#53827C 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 #53827C?

The RGB value is 83, 130, 124: 83 red, 130 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53827C?

The complementary color is #825359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53827C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53827C color

#53827C rgb(83, 130, 124)

Shades of teal

The hex color #53827C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 51% green and 48.6% blue (83, 130, 124).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#53827C color codes

HEX	`#53827C`
RGB	`rgb(83, 130, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 51%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.99, -17.43, -1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.99, 17.52, 186)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.187, 19.259, 21.982)`
Decimal	`5472892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53827C, 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 #53827C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#53827C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #53827C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53827c; }
.text { color: #53827c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53827c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 130 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53827c, #537082); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #53827C?: #53827C 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 #53827C?: The RGB value is 83, 130, 124: 83 red, 130 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53827C?: The complementary color is #825359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53827C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.