What color is #53613B?

#53613B 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 #53613B?

The RGB value is 83, 97, 59: 83 red, 97 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53613B?

The complementary color is #493B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53613B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53613B color

#53613B rgb(83, 97, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #53613B is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 38% green and 23.1% blue (83, 97, 59).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#53613B color codes

HEX	`#53613B`
RGB	`rgb(83, 97, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 38%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 39%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.08, -12.66, 19.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.08, 23.62, 122.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.631, 10.704, 5.748)`
Decimal	`5464379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53613B, 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 #53613B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53613B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #53613B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53613b; }
.text { color: #53613b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53613b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 97 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53613b, #40613b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #53613B?: #53613B 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 #53613B?: The RGB value is 83, 97, 59: 83 red, 97 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53613B?: The complementary color is #493B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53613B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.