#537E78
Closest named color: Battleship Grey (#6B7C85). oklch(56% 0.049 185), rgb(83, 126, 120).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.62:1).
About this color
#537E78 is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.049 and its hue 185°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Battleship Grey (#6B7C85), ΔE 0.039 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.62:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.049) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Battleship Grey (#6B7C85) |
| Black text | 4.62:1 |
| White text | 4.54:1 |
Values
| HEX | #537E78 |
| RGB | rgb(83, 126, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 21%, 41%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56% 0.049 185) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #537E78 | 4.54:1 | AA | Lc -77.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #537E78 | 4.62:1 | AA | Lc 32.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #537E78 text on white | 4.54:1 | AA | Lc 71.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #537E78 text on black | 4.62:1 | AA | Lc -30.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.
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Step 50
50
#F3F6F6
oklch(97.1% 0.003 197.1)
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Step 100
100
#E5EBEA
oklch(93.5% 0.007 185.3)
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Step 200
200
#D1DCDA
oklch(88.6% 0.012 184)
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Step 300
300
#B2C5C2
oklch(80.8% 0.021 185.4)
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Step 400
400
#89A8A3
oklch(70.7% 0.035 184.5)
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Step 500
500
#6B938D
oklch(63.2% 0.045 184.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#537E78
oklch(56% 0.049 185)
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Step 700
700
#426964
oklch(49% 0.045 185.6)
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Step 800
800
#375652
oklch(42.8% 0.037 185.7)
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Step 900
900
#304743
oklch(37.8% 0.029 182.7)
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Step 950
950
#1C2928
oklch(26.9% 0.018 190.2)
#537E78 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #7A7978 | 0.052 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #727479 | 0.048 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #45807C | 0.014 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #767676 | 0.049 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #537E78
#537E78
oklch(56% 0.049 185)
- #8E6970
#8E6970
oklch(56% 0.048 6.2)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #537E78, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.039
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.043
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.043
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.048
- Teal #008080 ΔE 0.049
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.051
- Dark Cyan #008B8B ΔE 0.054
- Bluegreen #017A79 ΔE 0.055
Use #537E78 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.