What color is #537355?

#537355 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 #537355?

The RGB value is 83, 115, 85: 83 red, 115 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537355?

The complementary color is #735371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537355 color

#537355 rgb(83, 115, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #537355 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 45.1% green and 33.3% blue (83, 115, 85).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#537355 color codes

HEX	`#537355`
RGB	`rgb(83, 115, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 45.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 26%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.3, -18.09, 12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.3, 22.27, 144.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.337, 14.756, 10.843)`
Decimal	`5469013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537355, 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 #537355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #537355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537355; }
.text { color: #537355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 115 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537355, #537365); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #537355?: #537355 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 #537355?: The RGB value is 83, 115, 85: 83 red, 115 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537355?: The complementary color is #735371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.