What color is #538659?

#538659 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #538659?

The RGB value is 83, 134, 89: 83 red, 134 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #538659?

The complementary color is #865380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #538659?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#538659 color

#538659 rgb(83, 134, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #538659 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 52.5% green and 34.9% blue (83, 134, 89).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 24% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#538659 color codes

HEX	`#538659`
RGB	`rgb(83, 134, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 52.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 24%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 38%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 34%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.39, -27.09, 18.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.39, 33.08, 144.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.895, 19.61, 12.502)`
Decimal	`5473881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #538659, 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 #538659	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#538659 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #538659 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #538659; }
.text { color: #538659; }
.border { border: 2px solid #538659; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 134 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #538659, #538672); }

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Questions

What color is #538659?: #538659 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #538659?: The RGB value is 83, 134, 89: 83 red, 134 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #538659?: The complementary color is #865380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #538659?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.