What color is #53614E?

#53614E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53614E?

The RGB value is 83, 97, 78: 83 red, 97 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53614E?

The complementary color is #5C4E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53614E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53614E color

#53614E rgb(83, 97, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #53614E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 38% green and 30.6% blue (83, 97, 78).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#53614E color codes

HEX	`#53614E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 97, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 38%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 20%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.48, -9.41, 9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.48, 13.07, 136.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.217, 10.938, 8.832)`
Decimal	`5464398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53614E, 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 #53614E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53614E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #53614E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53614e; }
.text { color: #53614e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53614e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 97 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53614e, #4e6153); }

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Questions

What color is #53614E?: #53614E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53614E?: The RGB value is 83, 97, 78: 83 red, 97 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53614E?: The complementary color is #5C4E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53614E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.