What color is #53928F?

#53928F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53928F?

The RGB value is 83, 146, 143: 83 red, 146 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53928F?

The complementary color is #925356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53928F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53928F color

#53928F rgb(83, 146, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #53928F is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 57.3% green and 56.1% blue (83, 146, 143).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#53928F color codes

HEX	`#53928F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 146, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 57.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 43%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 2%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.46, -21.01, -4.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.46, 21.55, 192.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.802, 24.379, 29.696)`
Decimal	`5477007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53928F, 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 #53928F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#53928F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #53928F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53928f; }
.text { color: #53928f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53928f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 146 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53928f, #537692); }

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Questions

What color is #53928F?: #53928F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53928F?: The RGB value is 83, 146, 143: 83 red, 146 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53928F?: The complementary color is #925356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53928F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.