What color is #537C67?

#537C67 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 #537C67?

The RGB value is 83, 124, 103: 83 red, 124 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537C67?

The complementary color is #7C5368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537C67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537C67 color

#537C67 rgb(83, 124, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #537C67 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 48.6% green and 40.4% blue (83, 124, 103).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#537C67 color codes

HEX	`#537C67`
RGB	`rgb(83, 124, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 48.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 33%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 17%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.55, -19.17, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.55, 20.39, 160.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.222, 17.233, 15.459)`
Decimal	`5471335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537C67, 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 #537C67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537C67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #537C67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537c67; }
.text { color: #537c67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537c67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 124 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537c67, #537c7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #537C67?: #537C67 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 #537C67?: The RGB value is 83, 124, 103: 83 red, 124 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537C67?: The complementary color is #7C5368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537C67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.