What color is #53573C?

#53573C 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 #53573C?

The RGB value is 83, 87, 60: 83 red, 87 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53573C?

The complementary color is #403C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53573C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53573C color

#53573C rgb(83, 87, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #53573C is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 34.1% green and 23.5% blue (83, 87, 60).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 18% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#53573C color codes

HEX	`#53573C`
RGB	`rgb(83, 87, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 34.1%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 18%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 31%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 31%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.95, -6.72, 15.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.95, 16.62, 113.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.791, 8.982, 5.597)`
Decimal	`5461820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53573C, 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 #53573C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53573C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #53573C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53573c; }
.text { color: #53573c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53573c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 87 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53573c, #45573c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #53573C?: #53573C 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 #53573C?: The RGB value is 83, 87, 60: 83 red, 87 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53573C?: The complementary color is #403C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53573C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.