What color is #537246?

#537246 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #537246?

The RGB value is 83, 114, 70: 83 red, 114 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537246?

The complementary color is #654672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537246?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537246 color

#537246 rgb(83, 114, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #537246 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 44.7% green and 27.5% blue (83, 114, 70).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 24% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#537246 color codes

HEX	`#537246`
RGB	`rgb(83, 114, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 44.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 24%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 39%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 39%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.68, -20.21, 20.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.68, 29.06, 134.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.69, 14.315, 7.993)`
Decimal	`5468742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537246, 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 #537246	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537246 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #537246 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537246; }
.text { color: #537246; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537246; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 114 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537246, #46724f); }

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Questions

What color is #537246?: #537246 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #537246?: The RGB value is 83, 114, 70: 83 red, 114 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537246?: The complementary color is #654672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537246?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.