What color is #53845A?

#53845A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53845A?

The RGB value is 83, 132, 90: 83 red, 132 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53845A?

The complementary color is #84537D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53845A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53845A color

#53845A rgb(83, 132, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #53845A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 51.8% green and 35.3% blue (83, 132, 90).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#53845A color codes

HEX	`#53845A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 132, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 51.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 37%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 32%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.78, -25.92, 17.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.78, 31.32, 145.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.663, 19.079, 12.634)`
Decimal	`5473370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53845A, 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 #53845A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#53845A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #53845A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53845a; }
.text { color: #53845a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53845a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 132 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53845a, #538473); }

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Questions

What color is #53845A?: #53845A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53845A?: The RGB value is 83, 132, 90: 83 red, 132 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53845A?: The complementary color is #84537D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53845A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.