What color is #535D37?

#535D37 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 #535D37?

The RGB value is 83, 93, 55: 83 red, 93 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535D37?

The complementary color is #41375D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535D37 color

#535D37 rgb(83, 93, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #535D37 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 36.5% green and 21.6% blue (83, 93, 55).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 26% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#535D37 color codes

HEX	`#535D37`
RGB	`rgb(83, 93, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 36.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 26%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 41%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 41%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.74, -10.97, 20.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.74, 23.29, 118.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.171, 9.944, 5.103)`
Decimal	`5463351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535D37, 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 #535D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #535D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535d37; }
.text { color: #535d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 93 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535d37, #405d37); }

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Questions

What color is #535D37?: #535D37 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 #535D37?: The RGB value is 83, 93, 55: 83 red, 93 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535D37?: The complementary color is #41375D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.