What color is #535F45?

#535F45 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535F45?

The RGB value is 83, 95, 69: 83 red, 95 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535F45?

The complementary color is #51455F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535F45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535F45 color

#535F45 rgb(83, 95, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #535F45 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 37.3% green and 27.1% blue (83, 95, 69).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 16% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#535F45 color codes

HEX	`#535F45`
RGB	`rgb(83, 95, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 37.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 16%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 27%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 27%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.64, -9.91, 13.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.64, 16.65, 126.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.734, 10.453, 7.187)`
Decimal	`5463877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535F45, 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 #535F45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#535F45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #535F45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535f45; }
.text { color: #535f45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535f45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 95 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535f45, #465f45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #535F45?: #535F45 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535F45?: The RGB value is 83, 95, 69: 83 red, 95 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535F45?: The complementary color is #51455F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535F45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.