What color is #535C15?

#535C15 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535C15?

The RGB value is 83, 92, 21: 83 red, 92 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535C15?

The complementary color is #1E155C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535C15?

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.

#535C15 color

#535C15 rgb(83, 92, 21)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #535C15 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 36.1% green and 8.2% blue (83, 92, 21).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 63% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Forestial Outpost (#556611), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#535C15 color codes

HEX	`#535C15`
RGB	`rgb(83, 92, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 36.1%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 63%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 77%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 77%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.02, -13.78, 37.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.02, 39.77, 110.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.53, 9.548, 2.156)`
Decimal	`5463061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535C15, 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 #535C15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535C15 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 #535C15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535c15; }
.text { color: #535c15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535c15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 92 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535c15, #305c15); }

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Questions

What color is #535C15?: #535C15 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535C15?: The RGB value is 83, 92, 21: 83 red, 92 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535C15?: The complementary color is #1E155C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535C15?: 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.