What color is #53897B?

#53897B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53897B?

The RGB value is 83, 137, 123: 83 red, 137 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53897B?

The complementary color is #895361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53897B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53897B color

#53897B rgb(83, 137, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #53897B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 53.7% green and 48.2% blue (83, 137, 123).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 25% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#53897B color codes

HEX	`#53897B`
RGB	`rgb(83, 137, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 53.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 25%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 39%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 10%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.12, -21.37, 1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.12, 21.45, 175)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.087, 21.159, 21.972)`
Decimal	`5474683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53897B, 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 #53897B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#53897B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #53897B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53897b; }
.text { color: #53897b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53897b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 137 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53897b, #537c89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #53897B?: #53897B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53897B?: The RGB value is 83, 137, 123: 83 red, 137 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53897B?: The complementary color is #895361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53897B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.