What color is #536F69?

#536F69 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #536F69?

The RGB value is 83, 111, 105: 83 red, 111 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #536F69?

The complementary color is #6F5359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #536F69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#536F69 color

#536F69 rgb(83, 111, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #536F69 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 43.5% green and 41.2% blue (83, 111, 105).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#536F69 color codes

HEX	`#536F69`
RGB	`rgb(83, 111, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 43.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 5%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.56, -11.59, 0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.56, 11.59, 179.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.801, 14.227, 15.486)`
Decimal	`5468009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #536F69, 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 #536F69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#536F69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #536F69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #536f69; }
.text { color: #536f69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #536f69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 111 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #536f69, #53676f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #536F69?: #536F69 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #536F69?: The RGB value is 83, 111, 105: 83 red, 111 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #536F69?: The complementary color is #6F5359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #536F69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.