What color is #538558?

#538558 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #538558?

The RGB value is 83, 133, 88: 83 red, 133 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #538558?

The complementary color is #855380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #538558?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#538558 color

#538558 rgb(83, 133, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #538558 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 52.2% green and 34.5% blue (83, 133, 88).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#538558 color codes

HEX	`#538558`
RGB	`rgb(83, 133, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 52.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 34%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.06, -26.78, 19.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.06, 32.89, 144.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.716, 19.318, 12.237)`
Decimal	`5473624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #538558, 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 #538558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#538558 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #538558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #538558; }
.text { color: #538558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #538558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 133 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #538558, #538571); }

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Questions

What color is #538558?: #538558 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #538558?: The RGB value is 83, 133, 88: 83 red, 133 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #538558?: The complementary color is #855380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #538558?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.