What color is #535B32?

#535B32 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535B32?

The RGB value is 83, 91, 50: 83 red, 91 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535B32?

The complementary color is #3A325B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535B32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535B32 color

#535B32 rgb(83, 91, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #535B32 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 35.7% green and 19.6% blue (83, 91, 50).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 29% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#535B32 color codes

HEX	`#535B32`
RGB	`rgb(83, 91, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 35.7%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 29%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 45%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 45%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.03, -10.5, 22.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.03, 24.88, 114.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.884, 9.552, 4.445)`
Decimal	`5462834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535B32, 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 #535B32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535B32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #535B32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535b32; }
.text { color: #535b32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535b32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 91 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535b32, #3f5b32); }

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Questions

What color is #535B32?: #535B32 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535B32?: The RGB value is 83, 91, 50: 83 red, 91 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535B32?: The complementary color is #3A325B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535B32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.