What color is #53796D?

#53796D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53796D?

The RGB value is 83, 121, 109: 83 red, 121 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53796D?

The complementary color is #79535F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53796D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53796D color

#53796D rgb(83, 121, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #53796D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 47.5% green and 42.7% blue (83, 121, 109).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#53796D color codes

HEX	`#53796D`
RGB	`rgb(83, 121, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 47.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.77, -16.19, 2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.77, 16.36, 171.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.164, 16.617, 16.979)`
Decimal	`5470573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53796D, 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 #53796D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53796D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #53796D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53796d; }
.text { color: #53796d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53796d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 121 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53796d, #537279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #53796D?: #53796D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53796D?: The RGB value is 83, 121, 109: 83 red, 121 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53796D?: The complementary color is #79535F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53796D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.