What color is #536F5B?

#536F5B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #536F5B?

The RGB value is 83, 111, 91: 83 red, 111 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #536F5B?

The complementary color is #6F5367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #536F5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#536F5B color

#536F5B rgb(83, 111, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #536F5B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 43.5% green and 35.7% blue (83, 111, 91).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#536F5B color codes

HEX	`#536F5B`
RGB	`rgb(83, 111, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 43.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 18%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.18, -14.71, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.18, 16.67, 151.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.14, 13.963, 12.004)`
Decimal	`5467995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #536F5B, 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 #536F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#536F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #536F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #536f5b; }
.text { color: #536f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #536f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 111 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #536f5b, #536f69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #536F5B?: #536F5B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #536F5B?: The RGB value is 83, 111, 91: 83 red, 111 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #536F5B?: The complementary color is #6F5367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #536F5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.