What color is #53694D?

#53694D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53694D?

The RGB value is 83, 105, 77: 83 red, 105 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53694D?

The complementary color is #634D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53694D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53694D color

#53694D rgb(83, 105, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #53694D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 41.2% green and 30.2% blue (83, 105, 77).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#53694D color codes

HEX	`#53694D`
RGB	`rgb(83, 105, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 41.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 27%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 27%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.97, -14.14, 13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.97, 19.3, 137.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.958, 12.478, 8.904)`
Decimal	`5466445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53694D, 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 #53694D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53694D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #53694D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53694d; }
.text { color: #53694d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53694d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 105 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53694d, #4d6955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #53694D?: #53694D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53694D?: The RGB value is 83, 105, 77: 83 red, 105 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53694D?: The complementary color is #634D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53694D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.