What color is #536F62?

#536F62 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #536F62?

The RGB value is 83, 111, 98: 83 red, 111 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #536F62?

The complementary color is #6F5360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #536F62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#536F62 color

#536F62 rgb(83, 111, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #536F62 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 43.5% green and 38.4% blue (83, 111, 98).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#536F62 color codes

HEX	`#536F62`
RGB	`rgb(83, 111, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 43.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 12%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.36, -13.19, 3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.36, 13.77, 163.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.456, 14.089, 13.669)`
Decimal	`5468002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #536F62, 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 #536F62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#536F62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #536F62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #536f62; }
.text { color: #536f62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #536f62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 111 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #536f62, #536e6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #536F62?: #536F62 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #536F62?: The RGB value is 83, 111, 98: 83 red, 111 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #536F62?: The complementary color is #6F5360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #536F62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.