What color is #537E52?

#537E52 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #537E52?

The RGB value is 83, 126, 82: 83 red, 126 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537E52?

The complementary color is #7D527E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537E52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537E52 color

#537E52 rgb(83, 126, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #537E52 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 49.4% green and 32.2% blue (83, 126, 82).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#537E52 color codes

HEX	`#537E52`
RGB	`rgb(83, 126, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 49.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 35%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.72, -24.36, 19.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.72, 31.13, 141.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.551, 17.369, 10.672)`
Decimal	`5471826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537E52, 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 #537E52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537E52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #537E52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537e52; }
.text { color: #537e52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537e52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 126 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537e52, #527e67); }

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Questions

What color is #537E52?: #537E52 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #537E52?: The RGB value is 83, 126, 82: 83 red, 126 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537E52?: The complementary color is #7D527E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537E52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.