What color is #535B21?

#535B21 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535B21?

The RGB value is 83, 91, 33: 83 red, 91 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535B21?

The complementary color is #29215B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535B21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535B21 color

#535B21 rgb(83, 91, 33)

Shades of green

The hex color #535B21 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 35.7% green and 12.9% blue (83, 91, 33).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 47% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#535B21 color codes

HEX	`#535B21`
RGB	`rgb(83, 91, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 35.7%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 47%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 64%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 64%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.8, -12.34, 31.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.8, 33.92, 111.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.583, 9.431, 2.859)`
Decimal	`5462817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535B21, 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 #535B21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535B21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #535B21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535b21; }
.text { color: #535b21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535b21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 91 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535b21, #365b21); }

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Questions

What color is #535B21?: #535B21 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535B21?: The RGB value is 83, 91, 33: 83 red, 91 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535B21?: The complementary color is #29215B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535B21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.