What color is #53725D?

#53725D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53725D?

The RGB value is 83, 114, 93: 83 red, 114 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53725D?

The complementary color is #725368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53725D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53725D color

#53725D rgb(83, 114, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #53725D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 44.7% green and 36.5% blue (83, 114, 93).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#53725D color codes

HEX	`#53725D`
RGB	`rgb(83, 114, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 44.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.17, -15.94, 8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.17, 17.86, 153.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.56, 14.663, 12.575)`
Decimal	`5468765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53725D, 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 #53725D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53725D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #53725D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53725d; }
.text { color: #53725d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53725d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 114 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53725d, #53726d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #53725D?: #53725D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53725D?: The RGB value is 83, 114, 93: 83 red, 114 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53725D?: The complementary color is #725368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53725D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.