What color is #537653?

#537653 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 #537653?

The RGB value is 83, 118, 83: 83 red, 118 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537653?

The complementary color is #765376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537653?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537653 color

#537653 rgb(83, 118, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #537653 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 46.3% green and 32.5% blue (83, 118, 83).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% 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 5.14:1).

#537653 color codes

HEX	`#537653`
RGB	`rgb(83, 118, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 46.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 30%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.2, -20.06, 15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.2, 25.29, 142.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.607, 15.42, 10.547)`
Decimal	`5469779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537653, 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 #537653	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537653 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #537653 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537653; }
.text { color: #537653; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537653; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 118 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537653, #537665); }

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Questions

What color is #537653?: #537653 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 #537653?: The RGB value is 83, 118, 83: 83 red, 118 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537653?: The complementary color is #765376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537653?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.