What color is #535D3E?

#535D3E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535D3E?

The RGB value is 83, 93, 62: 83 red, 93 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535D3E?

The complementary color is #483E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535D3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535D3E color

#535D3E rgb(83, 93, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #535D3E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 36.5% green and 24.3% blue (83, 93, 62).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 20% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#535D3E color codes

HEX	`#535D3E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 93, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 36.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 20%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 33%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 33%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.87, -9.92, 16.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.87, 19.3, 120.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.351, 10.015, 6.05)`
Decimal	`5463358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535D3E, 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 #535D3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#535D3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #535D3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535d3e; }
.text { color: #535d3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535d3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 93 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535d3e, #435d3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #535D3E?: #535D3E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535D3E?: The RGB value is 83, 93, 62: 83 red, 93 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535D3E?: The complementary color is #483E5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535D3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.