What color is #537A48?

#537A48 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #537A48?

The RGB value is 83, 122, 72: 83 red, 122 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537A48?

The complementary color is #6F487A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537A48 color

#537A48 rgb(83, 122, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #537A48 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 47.8% green and 28.2% blue (83, 122, 72).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 26% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#537A48 color codes

HEX	`#537A48`
RGB	`rgb(83, 122, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 47.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 26%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 41%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 41%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.27, -24.01, 23.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.27, 33.34, 136.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.696, 16.225, 8.645)`
Decimal	`5470792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537A48, 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 #537A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #537A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537a48; }
.text { color: #537a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 122 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537a48, #487a56); }

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Questions

What color is #537A48?: #537A48 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #537A48?: The RGB value is 83, 122, 72: 83 red, 122 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537A48?: The complementary color is #6F487A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.