What color is #53856B?

#53856B 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 #53856B?

The RGB value is 83, 133, 107: 83 red, 133 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53856B?

The complementary color is #85536D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53856B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53856B color

#53856B rgb(83, 133, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #53856B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 52.2% green and 42% blue (83, 133, 107).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% 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 4.94:1).

#53856B color codes

HEX	`#53856B`
RGB	`rgb(83, 133, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 52.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.47, -22.98, 8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.47, 24.6, 159.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.608, 19.675, 16.935)`
Decimal	`5473643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53856B, 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 #53856B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#53856B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #53856B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53856b; }
.text { color: #53856b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53856b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 133 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53856b, #538584); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #53856B?: #53856B 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 #53856B?: The RGB value is 83, 133, 107: 83 red, 133 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53856B?: The complementary color is #85536D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53856B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.