What color is #53816A?

#53816A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53816A?

The RGB value is 83, 129, 106: 83 red, 129 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53816A?

The complementary color is #81536A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53816A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53816A color

#53816A rgb(83, 129, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #53816A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 50.6% green and 41.6% blue (83, 129, 106).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#53816A color codes

HEX	`#53816A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 129, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 50.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.19, -21.14, 7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.19, 22.44, 160.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.018, 18.579, 16.48)`
Decimal	`5472618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53816A, 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 #53816A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#53816A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #53816A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53816a; }
.text { color: #53816a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53816a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 129 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53816a, #538181); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #53816A?: #53816A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53816A?: The RGB value is 83, 129, 106: 83 red, 129 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53816A?: The complementary color is #81536A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53816A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.