What color is #537251?

#537251 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #537251?

The RGB value is 83, 114, 81: 83 red, 114 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537251?

The complementary color is #705172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537251?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537251 color

#537251 rgb(83, 114, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #537251 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 44.7% green and 31.8% blue (83, 114, 81).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#537251 color codes

HEX	`#537251`
RGB	`rgb(83, 114, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 44.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 29%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.9, -18.31, 14.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.9, 23.53, 141.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.069, 14.467, 9.992)`
Decimal	`5468753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537251, 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 #537251	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537251 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #537251 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537251; }
.text { color: #537251; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537251; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 114 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537251, #517260); }

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Questions

What color is #537251?: #537251 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #537251?: The RGB value is 83, 114, 81: 83 red, 114 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537251?: The complementary color is #705172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537251?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.