What color is #537B59?

#537B59 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 #537B59?

The RGB value is 83, 123, 89: 83 red, 123 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537B59?

The complementary color is #7B5375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537B59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537B59 color

#537B59 rgb(83, 123, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #537B59 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 48.2% green and 34.9% blue (83, 123, 89).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#537B59 color codes

HEX	`#537B59`
RGB	`rgb(83, 123, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 48.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 33%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 28%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.91, -21.54, 14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.91, 25.82, 146.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.453, 16.726, 12.021)`
Decimal	`5471065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537B59, 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 #537B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #537B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537b59; }
.text { color: #537b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 123 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537b59, #537b6d); }

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Questions

What color is #537B59?: #537B59 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 #537B59?: The RGB value is 83, 123, 89: 83 red, 123 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537B59?: The complementary color is #7B5375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537B59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.