What color is #53654B?

#53654B 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 #53654B?

The RGB value is 83, 101, 75: 83 red, 101 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53654B?

The complementary color is #5D4B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53654B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53654B color

#53654B rgb(83, 101, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #53654B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 39.6% green and 29.4% blue (83, 101, 75).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#53654B color codes

HEX	`#53654B`
RGB	`rgb(83, 101, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 39.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 26%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 26%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.66, -12.26, 12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.66, 17.54, 134.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.491, 11.654, 8.405)`
Decimal	`5465419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53654B, 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 #53654B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53654B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #53654B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53654b; }
.text { color: #53654b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53654b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 101 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53654b, #4b6550); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #53654B?: #53654B 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 #53654B?: The RGB value is 83, 101, 75: 83 red, 101 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53654B?: The complementary color is #5D4B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53654B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.