What color is #537553?

#537553 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 #537553?

The RGB value is 83, 117, 83: 83 red, 117 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537553?

The complementary color is #755375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537553?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537553 color

#537553 rgb(83, 117, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #537553 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 45.9% green and 32.5% blue (83, 117, 83).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#537553 color codes

HEX	`#537553`
RGB	`rgb(83, 117, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 45.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 29%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 29%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.89, -19.53, 14.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.89, 24.61, 142.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.489, 15.186, 10.508)`
Decimal	`5469523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537553, 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 #537553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537553 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #537553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537553; }
.text { color: #537553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 117 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537553, #537564); }

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Questions

What color is #537553?: #537553 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 #537553?: The RGB value is 83, 117, 83: 83 red, 117 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537553?: The complementary color is #755375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537553?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.