What color is #53726B?

#53726B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53726B?

The RGB value is 83, 114, 107: 83 red, 114 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53726B?

The complementary color is #72535A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53726B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53726B color

#53726B rgb(83, 114, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #53726B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 44.7% green and 42% blue (83, 114, 107).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#53726B color codes

HEX	`#53726B`
RGB	`rgb(83, 114, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 44.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 6%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.54, -12.8, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.54, 12.8, 178.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.238, 14.935, 16.145)`
Decimal	`5468779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53726B, 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 #53726B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53726B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #53726B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53726b; }
.text { color: #53726b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53726b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 114 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53726b, #536a72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #53726B?: #53726B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53726B?: The RGB value is 83, 114, 107: 83 red, 114 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53726B?: The complementary color is #72535A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53726B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.