What color is #538873?

#538873 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #538873?

The RGB value is 83, 136, 115: 83 red, 136 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #538873?

The complementary color is #885368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #538873?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#538873 color

#538873 rgb(83, 136, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #538873 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 53.3% green and 45.1% blue (83, 136, 115).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 24% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#538873 color codes

HEX	`#538873`
RGB	`rgb(83, 136, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 53.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 24%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 39%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 15%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.6, -22.73, 5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.6, 23.45, 165.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.465, 20.684, 19.394)`
Decimal	`5474419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #538873, 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 #538873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#538873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #538873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #538873; }
.text { color: #538873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #538873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 136 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #538873, #538388); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #538873?: #538873 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #538873?: The RGB value is 83, 136, 115: 83 red, 136 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #538873?: The complementary color is #885368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #538873?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.