What color is #537D27?

#537D27 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Master Chief. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #537D27?

The RGB value is 83, 125, 39: 83 red, 125 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537D27?

The complementary color is #51277D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537D27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537D27 color

#537D27 rgb(83, 125, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #537D27 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 49% green and 15.3% blue (83, 125, 39).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 52% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Master Chief (#507D2A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#537D27 color codes

HEX	`#537D27`
RGB	`rgb(83, 125, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 49%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 52%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 69%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 69%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.82, -29.46, 40.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.82, 50.23, 125.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.267, 16.652, 4.54)`
Decimal	`5471527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537D27, 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 #537D27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537D27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #537D27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537d27; }
.text { color: #537d27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537d27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 125 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537d27, #287d27); }

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Questions

What color is #537D27?: #537D27 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Master Chief. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #537D27?: The RGB value is 83, 125, 39: 83 red, 125 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537D27?: The complementary color is #51277D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537D27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.