What color is #537F57?

#537F57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #537F57?

The RGB value is 83, 127, 87: 83 red, 127 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #537F57?

The complementary color is #7F537B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #537F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#537F57 color

#537F57 rgb(83, 127, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #537F57 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 49.8% green and 34.1% blue (83, 127, 87).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#537F57 color codes

HEX	`#537F57`
RGB	`rgb(83, 127, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 49.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 31%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.14, -23.97, 17.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.14, 29.43, 144.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.876, 17.705, 11.754)`
Decimal	`5472087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #537F57, 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 #537F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#537F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #537F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #537f57; }
.text { color: #537f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #537f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 127 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #537f57, #537f6d); }

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Questions

What color is #537F57?: #537F57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #537F57?: The RGB value is 83, 127, 87: 83 red, 127 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #537F57?: The complementary color is #7F537B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #537F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.