What color is #537B4D?

#537B4D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #537B4D?

The RGB value is 83, 123, 77: 83 red, 123 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537B4D?

The complementary color is #754D7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537B4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537B4D color

#537B4D rgb(83, 123, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #537B4D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 48.2% green and 30.2% blue (83, 123, 77).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 23% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#537B4D color codes

HEX	`#537B4D`
RGB	`rgb(83, 123, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 48.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 23%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 37%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 37%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.68, -23.7, 20.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.68, 31.56, 138.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.989, 16.54, 9.581)`
Decimal	`5471053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537B4D, 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 #537B4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537B4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #537B4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537b4d; }
.text { color: #537b4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537b4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 123 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537b4d, #4d7b5e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #537B4D?: #537B4D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #537B4D?: The RGB value is 83, 123, 77: 83 red, 123 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537B4D?: The complementary color is #754D7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537B4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.