What color is #536E55?

#536E55 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 #536E55?

The RGB value is 83, 110, 85: 83 red, 110 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #536E55?

The complementary color is #6E536C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #536E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#536E55 color

#536E55 rgb(83, 110, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #536E55 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 43.1% green and 33.3% blue (83, 110, 85).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% 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 5.63:1).

#536E55 color codes

HEX	`#536E55`
RGB	`rgb(83, 110, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 43.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 23%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.72, -15.38, 10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.72, 18.79, 144.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.782, 13.646, 10.658)`
Decimal	`5467733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #536E55, 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 #536E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#536E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #536E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #536e55; }
.text { color: #536e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #536e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 110 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #536e55, #536e63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #536E55?: #536E55 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 #536E55?: The RGB value is 83, 110, 85: 83 red, 110 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #536E55?: The complementary color is #6E536C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #536E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.