What color is #537562?

#537562 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #537562?

The RGB value is 83, 117, 98: 83 red, 117 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537562?

The complementary color is #755366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537562?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537562 color

#537562 rgb(83, 117, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #537562 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 45.9% green and 38.4% blue (83, 117, 98).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#537562 color codes

HEX	`#537562`
RGB	`rgb(83, 117, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 45.9%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 29%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 16%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.23, -16.5, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.23, 17.78, 158.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.132, 15.443, 13.894)`
Decimal	`5469538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537562, 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 #537562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #537562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537562; }
.text { color: #537562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 117 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537562, #537573); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #537562?: #537562 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #537562?: The RGB value is 83, 117, 98: 83 red, 117 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537562?: The complementary color is #755366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537562?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.