What color is #53655B?

#53655B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53655B?

The RGB value is 83, 101, 91: 83 red, 101 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53655B?

The complementary color is #65535D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53655B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53655B color

#53655B rgb(83, 101, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #53655B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 39.6% green and 35.7% blue (83, 101, 91).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 10% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#53655B color codes

HEX	`#53655B`
RGB	`rgb(83, 101, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 39.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 10%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 18%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 10%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.06, -9.05, 3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.06, 9.67, 159.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.109, 11.901, 11.66)`
Decimal	`5465435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53655B, 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 #53655B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53655B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #53655B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53655b; }
.text { color: #53655b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53655b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 101 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53655b, #536564); }

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Questions

What color is #53655B?: #53655B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53655B?: The RGB value is 83, 101, 91: 83 red, 101 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53655B?: The complementary color is #65535D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53655B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.