What color is #53725F?

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

What is the RGB value of #53725F?

The RGB value is 83, 114, 95: 83 red, 114 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53725F?

The complementary color is #725366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53725F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53725F color

#53725F rgb(83, 114, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #53725F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 44.7% green and 37.3% blue (83, 114, 95).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#53725F color codes

HEX	`#53725F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 114, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 44.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.22, -15.51, 6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.22, 17, 155.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.65, 14.699, 13.048)`
Decimal	`5468767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53725F, 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 #53725F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53725F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #53725F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53725f; }
.text { color: #53725f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53725f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 114 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53725f, #53726f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #53725F?: #53725F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53725F?: The RGB value is 83, 114, 95: 83 red, 114 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53725F?: The complementary color is #725366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53725F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.