What color is #53866A?

#53866A 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 #53866A?

The RGB value is 83, 134, 106: 83 red, 134 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53866A?

The complementary color is #86536F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53866A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53866A color

#53866A rgb(83, 134, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #53866A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 52.5% green and 41.6% blue (83, 134, 106).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 24% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% 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 4.99:1).

#53866A color codes

HEX	`#53866A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 134, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 52.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 24%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 38%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.76, -23.71, 9.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.76, 25.64, 157.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.693, 19.929, 16.705)`
Decimal	`5473898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53866A, 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 #53866A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#53866A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #53866A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53866a; }
.text { color: #53866a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53866a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 134 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53866a, #538684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #53866A?: #53866A 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 #53866A?: The RGB value is 83, 134, 106: 83 red, 134 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53866A?: The complementary color is #86536F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53866A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.