What color is #538068?

#538068 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 #538068?

The RGB value is 83, 128, 104: 83 red, 128 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #538068?

The complementary color is #80536B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #538068?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#538068 color

#538068 rgb(83, 128, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #538068 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 50.2% green and 40.8% blue (83, 128, 104).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#538068 color codes

HEX	`#538068`
RGB	`rgb(83, 128, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 50.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 19%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.83, -21.05, 8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.83, 22.59, 158.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.784, 18.276, 15.895)`
Decimal	`5472360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #538068, 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 #538068	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#538068 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #538068 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #538068; }
.text { color: #538068; }
.border { border: 2px solid #538068; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 128 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #538068, #53807e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #538068?: #538068 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 #538068?: The RGB value is 83, 128, 104: 83 red, 128 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #538068?: The complementary color is #80536B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #538068?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.