What color is #535739?

#535739 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535739?

The RGB value is 83, 87, 57: 83 red, 87 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535739?

The complementary color is #3D3957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535739?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535739 color

#535739 rgb(83, 87, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #535739 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 34.1% green and 22.4% blue (83, 87, 57).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#535739 color codes

HEX	`#535739`
RGB	`rgb(83, 87, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 34.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 34%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 34%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.89, -7.18, 16.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.89, 18.4, 112.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.714, 8.951, 5.191)`
Decimal	`5461817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535739, 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 #535739	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535739 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #535739 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535739; }
.text { color: #535739; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535739; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 87 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535739, #445739); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #535739?: #535739 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535739?: The RGB value is 83, 87, 57: 83 red, 87 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535739?: The complementary color is #3D3957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535739?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.