What color is #538A4E?

#538A4E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #538A4E?

The RGB value is 83, 138, 78: 83 red, 138 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #538A4E?

The complementary color is #854E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #538A4E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#538A4E color

#538A4E rgb(83, 138, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #538A4E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 54.1% green and 30.6% blue (83, 138, 78).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 28% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#538A4E color codes

HEX	`#538A4E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 138, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 54.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 28%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 43%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 43%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.47, -30.88, 26.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.47, 40.71, 139.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.03, 20.565, 10.436)`
Decimal	`5474894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #538A4E, 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 #538A4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#538A4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #538A4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #538a4e; }
.text { color: #538a4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #538a4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 138 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #538a4e, #4e8a67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #538A4E?: #538A4E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #538A4E?: The RGB value is 83, 138, 78: 83 red, 138 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #538A4E?: The complementary color is #854E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #538A4E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.