What color is #53644F?

#53644F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53644F?

The RGB value is 83, 100, 79: 83 red, 100 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53644F?

The complementary color is #604F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53644F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53644F color

#53644F rgb(83, 100, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #53644F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 39.2% green and 31% blue (83, 100, 79).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 61% 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 6.36:1).

#53644F color codes

HEX	`#53644F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 100, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 39.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 21%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.44, -10.94, 9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.44, 14.7, 138.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.535, 11.518, 9.116)`
Decimal	`5465167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53644F, 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 #53644F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53644F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #53644F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53644f; }
.text { color: #53644f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53644f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 100 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53644f, #4f6456); }

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Questions

What color is #53644F?: #53644F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53644F?: The RGB value is 83, 100, 79: 83 red, 100 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53644F?: The complementary color is #604F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53644F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.