What color is #537457?

#537457 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 #537457?

The RGB value is 83, 116, 87: 83 red, 116 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537457?

The complementary color is #745370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537457?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537457 color

#537457 rgb(83, 116, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #537457 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 45.5% green and 34.1% blue (83, 116, 87).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#537457 color codes

HEX	`#537457`
RGB	`rgb(83, 116, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 45.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 25%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.66, -18.24, 12.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.66, 22, 145.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.532, 15.017, 11.306)`
Decimal	`5469271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537457, 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 #537457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537457 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #537457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537457; }
.text { color: #537457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 116 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537457, #537468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #537457?: #537457 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 #537457?: The RGB value is 83, 116, 87: 83 red, 116 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537457?: The complementary color is #745370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537457?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.