What color is #53867F?

#53867F 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 #53867F?

The RGB value is 83, 134, 127: 83 red, 134 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53867F?

The complementary color is #86535A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53867F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53867F color

#53867F rgb(83, 134, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #53867F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 52.5% green and 49.8% blue (83, 134, 127).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 24% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#53867F color codes

HEX	`#53867F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 134, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 52.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 24%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 38%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.31, -18.81, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.31, 18.88, 184.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.922, 20.42, 23.177)`
Decimal	`5473919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53867F, 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 #53867F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#53867F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #53867F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53867f; }
.text { color: #53867f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53867f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 134 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53867f, #537486); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #53867F?: #53867F 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 #53867F?: The RGB value is 83, 134, 127: 83 red, 134 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53867F?: The complementary color is #86535A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53867F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.