What color is #53857F?

#53857F 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 #53857F?

The RGB value is 83, 133, 127: 83 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53857F?

The complementary color is #855359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53857F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53857F color

#53857F rgb(83, 133, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #53857F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 52.2% green and 49.8% blue (83, 133, 127).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#53857F color codes

HEX	`#53857F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 133, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 52.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52, -18.28, -2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52, 18.4, 186.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.784, 20.145, 23.131)`
Decimal	`5473663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53857F, 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 #53857F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#53857F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #53857F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53857f; }
.text { color: #53857f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53857f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 133 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53857f, #537285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #53857F?: #53857F 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 #53857F?: The RGB value is 83, 133, 127: 83 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53857F?: The complementary color is #855359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53857F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.