What color is #53765B?

#53765B 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 #53765B?

The RGB value is 83, 118, 91: 83 red, 118 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53765B?

The complementary color is #76536E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53765B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53765B color

#53765B rgb(83, 118, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #53765B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 46.3% green and 35.7% blue (83, 118, 91).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#53765B color codes

HEX	`#53765B`
RGB	`rgb(83, 118, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 46.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 23%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.38, -18.51, 10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.38, 21.51, 149.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.933, 15.551, 12.268)`
Decimal	`5469787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53765B, 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 #53765B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53765B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #53765B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53765b; }
.text { color: #53765b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53765b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 118 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53765b, #53766d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #53765B?: #53765B 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 #53765B?: The RGB value is 83, 118, 91: 83 red, 118 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53765B?: The complementary color is #76536E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53765B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.