Information about #537479 color

#537479 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#537479 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(83, 116, 121) — 32.5% red, 45.5% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 2 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#537479 presents itself as a softly toned water-like cyan — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sabbatical (#547377). Slightly further away sit Breaker Bay (#517B78) and Marble Blue (#566D7E).

The recipe behind #537479 is rgb(83, 116, 121), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #537479: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#537479 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#537479 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #537479

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Green Copper color link
Green Copper

#527F76

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#537479
  • RGB83, 116, 121
  • CMYK15, 2, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(83, 116, 121)
  • HSL188°, 19%, 40%
  • HSL Precise187.895°, 18.627%, 40%
  • HSV188°, 31%, 47%
  • HSB188°, 31%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.455, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.455, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.455, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID537479
  • DECIMAL ID5469305
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01