What color is #53734F?

#53734F 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 #53734F?

The RGB value is 83, 115, 79: 83 red, 115 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53734F?

The complementary color is #6F4F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53734F?

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.

#53734F color

#53734F rgb(83, 115, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #53734F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 45.1% green and 31% blue (83, 115, 79).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#53734F color codes

HEX	`#53734F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 115, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 45.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 31%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.17, -19.21, 16.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.17, 25.21, 139.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.109, 14.665, 9.641)`
Decimal	`5469007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53734F, 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 #53734F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53734F 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 #53734F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53734f; }
.text { color: #53734f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53734f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 115 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53734f, #4f735d); }

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Questions

What color is #53734F?: #53734F 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 #53734F?: The RGB value is 83, 115, 79: 83 red, 115 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53734F?: The complementary color is #6F4F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53734F?: 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.