What color is #537E68?

#537E68 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 #537E68?

The RGB value is 83, 126, 104: 83 red, 126 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537E68?

The complementary color is #7E5369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537E68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537E68 color

#537E68 rgb(83, 126, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #537E68 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 49.4% green and 40.8% blue (83, 126, 104).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#537E68 color codes

HEX	`#537E68`
RGB	`rgb(83, 126, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 49.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 17%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.2, -20, 7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.2, 21.29, 159.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.526, 17.759, 15.809)`
Decimal	`5471848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537E68, 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 #537E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	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 #537E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537e68; }
.text { color: #537e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 126 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537e68, #537e7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #537E68?: #537E68 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 #537E68?: The RGB value is 83, 126, 104: 83 red, 126 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537E68?: The complementary color is #7E5369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537E68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.