What color is #537A50?

#537A50 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 #537A50?

The RGB value is 83, 122, 80: 83 red, 122 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537A50?

The complementary color is #77507A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537A50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537A50 color

#537A50 rgb(83, 122, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #537A50 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 47.8% green and 31.4% blue (83, 122, 80).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#537A50 color codes

HEX	`#537A50`
RGB	`rgb(83, 122, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 47.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 34%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 34%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.41, -22.68, 18.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.41, 29.44, 140.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.974, 16.337, 10.11)`
Decimal	`5470800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537A50, 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 #537A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #537A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537a50; }
.text { color: #537a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 122 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537a50, #507a62); }

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Questions

What color is #537A50?: #537A50 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 #537A50?: The RGB value is 83, 122, 80: 83 red, 122 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537A50?: The complementary color is #77507A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537A50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.