What color is #538264?

#538264 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 #538264?

The RGB value is 83, 130, 100: 83 red, 130 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #538264?

The complementary color is #825371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #538264?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#538264 color

#538264 rgb(83, 130, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #538264 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 51% green and 39.2% blue (83, 130, 100).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#538264 color codes

HEX	`#538264`
RGB	`rgb(83, 130, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 51%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 23%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.36, -22.94, 11.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.36, 25.55, 153.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.849, 18.724, 14.938)`
Decimal	`5472868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #538264, 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 #538264	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#538264 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #538264 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #538264; }
.text { color: #538264; }
.border { border: 2px solid #538264; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 130 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #538264, #53827b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #538264?: #538264 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 #538264?: The RGB value is 83, 130, 100: 83 red, 130 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #538264?: The complementary color is #825371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #538264?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.