What color is #537D65?

#537D65 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 #537D65?

The RGB value is 83, 125, 101: 83 red, 125 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537D65?

The complementary color is #7D536B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537D65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537D65 color

#537D65 rgb(83, 125, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #537D65 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 49% green and 39.6% blue (83, 125, 101).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#537D65 color codes

HEX	`#537D65`
RGB	`rgb(83, 125, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 49%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 19%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.82, -20.13, 8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.82, 21.85, 157.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.249, 17.445, 14.979)`
Decimal	`5471589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537D65, 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 #537D65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537D65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #537D65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537d65; }
.text { color: #537d65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537d65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 125 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537d65, #537d7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #537D65?: #537D65 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 #537D65?: The RGB value is 83, 125, 101: 83 red, 125 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537D65?: The complementary color is #7D536B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537D65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.