What color is #536E57?

#536E57 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 #536E57?

The RGB value is 83, 110, 87: 83 red, 110 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #536E57?

The complementary color is #6E536A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #536E57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#536E57 color

#536E57 rgb(83, 110, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #536E57 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 43.1% green and 34.1% blue (83, 110, 87).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 57% 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 5.62:1).

#536E57 color codes

HEX	`#536E57`
RGB	`rgb(83, 110, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 43.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 21%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.77, -14.98, 9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.77, 17.83, 147.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.863, 13.679, 11.083)`
Decimal	`5467735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #536E57, 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 #536E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#536E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #536E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #536e57; }
.text { color: #536e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #536e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 110 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #536e57, #536e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #536E57?: #536E57 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 #536E57?: The RGB value is 83, 110, 87: 83 red, 110 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #536E57?: The complementary color is #6E536A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #536E57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.