What color is #536D50?

#536D50 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 #536D50?

The RGB value is 83, 109, 80: 83 red, 109 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #536D50?

The complementary color is #6A506D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #536D50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#536D50 color

#536D50 rgb(83, 109, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #536D50 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 42.7% green and 31.4% blue (83, 109, 80).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#536D50 color codes

HEX	`#536D50`
RGB	`rgb(83, 109, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 42.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 27%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 27%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.29, -15.79, 13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.29, 20.56, 140.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.484, 13.355, 9.613)`
Decimal	`5467472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #536D50, 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 #536D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#536D50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #536D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #536d50; }
.text { color: #536d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #536d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 109 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #536d50, #506d5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #536D50?: #536D50 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 #536D50?: The RGB value is 83, 109, 80: 83 red, 109 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #536D50?: The complementary color is #6A506D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #536D50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.