What color is #537659?

#537659 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 #537659?

The RGB value is 83, 118, 89: 83 red, 118 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537659?

The complementary color is #765370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537659?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537659 color

#537659 rgb(83, 118, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #537659 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 46.3% green and 34.9% blue (83, 118, 89).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#537659 color codes

HEX	`#537659`
RGB	`rgb(83, 118, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 46.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.33, -18.91, 12.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.33, 22.43, 147.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.848, 15.517, 11.82)`
Decimal	`5469785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537659, 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 #537659	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537659 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #537659 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537659; }
.text { color: #537659; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537659; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 118 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537659, #53766a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #537659?: #537659 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 #537659?: The RGB value is 83, 118, 89: 83 red, 118 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537659?: The complementary color is #765370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537659?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.