What color is #53865D?

#53865D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53865D?

The RGB value is 83, 134, 93: 83 red, 134 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53865D?

The complementary color is #86537C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53865D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53865D color

#53865D rgb(83, 134, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #53865D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 52.5% green and 36.5% blue (83, 134, 93).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 24% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#53865D color codes

HEX	`#53865D`
RGB	`rgb(83, 134, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 52.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 24%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 38%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.47, -26.35, 16.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.47, 31.26, 147.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.067, 19.679, 13.411)`
Decimal	`5473885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53865D, 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 #53865D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#53865D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #53865D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53865d; }
.text { color: #53865d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53865d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 134 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53865d, #538677); }

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Questions

What color is #53865D?: #53865D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53865D?: The RGB value is 83, 134, 93: 83 red, 134 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53865D?: The complementary color is #86537C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53865D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.