#537E8D Color

#537E8D is rgb(83, 126, 141) in RGB and hsl(196, 26%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#537E8D

HEX#537E8D

RGBrgb(83, 126, 141)

HSLhsl(196, 26%, 44%)

HSVhsv(196, 41%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.053 221.9)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 11%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #537E8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.74:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #537E8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#537E8D Complementary#8D6353 Analogous#538D80 Analogous#53618D Triadic#8D537E Triadic#7E8D53

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #537E8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6593A4 #7BA3B2 #95B5C1 #AFC7D0 #C8D9DF #DFE9EC

Shades

#486D7A #3E5E6A #334D57 #283C43 #1C2B30 #131D20

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