What color is #537750?

#537750 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 #537750?

The RGB value is 83, 119, 80: 83 red, 119 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537750?

The complementary color is #745077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537750?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537750 color

#537750 rgb(83, 119, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #537750 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 46.7% green and 31.4% blue (83, 119, 80).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#537750 color codes

HEX	`#537750`
RGB	`rgb(83, 119, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 46.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 33%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.46, -21.13, 17.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.46, 27.43, 140.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.612, 15.611, 9.989)`
Decimal	`5470032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537750, 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 #537750	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537750 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #537750 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537750; }
.text { color: #537750; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537750; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 119 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537750, #507761); }

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Questions

What color is #537750?: #537750 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 #537750?: The RGB value is 83, 119, 80: 83 red, 119 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537750?: The complementary color is #745077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537750?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.