What color is #537158?

#537158 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #537158?

The RGB value is 83, 113, 88: 83 red, 113 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537158?

The complementary color is #71536C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537158?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537158 color

#537158 rgb(83, 113, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #537158 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 44.3% green and 34.5% blue (83, 113, 88).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#537158 color codes

HEX	`#537158`
RGB	`rgb(83, 113, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 44.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 22%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.74, -16.42, 10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.74, 19.45, 147.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.233, 14.353, 11.409)`
Decimal	`5468504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537158, 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 #537158	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537158 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #537158 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537158; }
.text { color: #537158; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537158; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 113 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537158, #537167); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #537158?: #537158 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #537158?: The RGB value is 83, 113, 88: 83 red, 113 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537158?: The complementary color is #71536C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537158?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.