What color is #537E5A?

#537E5A 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 #537E5A?

The RGB value is 83, 126, 90: 83 red, 126 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537E5A?

The complementary color is #7E5377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537E5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537E5A color

#537E5A rgb(83, 126, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #537E5A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 49.4% green and 35.3% blue (83, 126, 90).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#537E5A color codes

HEX	`#537E5A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 126, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 49.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 29%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.88, -22.89, 15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.88, 27.37, 146.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.873, 17.498, 12.37)`
Decimal	`5471834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537E5A, 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 #537E5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537E5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #537E5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537e5a; }
.text { color: #537e5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537e5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 126 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537e5a, #537e70); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #537E5A?: #537E5A 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 #537E5A?: The RGB value is 83, 126, 90: 83 red, 126 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537E5A?: The complementary color is #7E5377, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537E5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.