What color is #537B60?

#537B60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #537B60?

The RGB value is 83, 123, 96: 83 red, 123 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537B60?

The complementary color is #7B536E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537B60 color

#537B60 rgb(83, 123, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #537B60 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 48.2% green and 37.6% blue (83, 123, 96).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#537B60 color codes

HEX	`#537B60`
RGB	`rgb(83, 123, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 48.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 33%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 22%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.07, -20.13, 10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.07, 22.65, 152.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.761, 16.849, 13.644)`
Decimal	`5471072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537B60, 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 #537B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #537B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537b60; }
.text { color: #537b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 123 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537b60, #537b74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #537B60?: #537B60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #537B60?: The RGB value is 83, 123, 96: 83 red, 123 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537B60?: The complementary color is #7B536E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.