What color is #536D6A?

#536D6A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #536D6A?

The RGB value is 83, 109, 106: 83 red, 109 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #536D6A?

The complementary color is #6D5356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #536D6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#536D6A color

#536D6A rgb(83, 109, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #536D6A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 42.7% green and 41.6% blue (83, 109, 106).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#536D6A color codes

HEX	`#536D6A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 109, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 42.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 24%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 3%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.97, -10.21, -1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.97, 10.31, 188.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.637, 13.816, 15.687)`
Decimal	`5467498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #536D6A, 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 #536D6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#536D6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #536D6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #536d6a; }
.text { color: #536d6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #536d6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 109 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #536d6a, #53636d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #536D6A?: #536D6A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #536D6A?: The RGB value is 83, 109, 106: 83 red, 109 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #536D6A?: The complementary color is #6D5356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #536D6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.