What color is #538B17?

#538B17 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto Alla Genovese. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #538B17?

The RGB value is 83, 139, 23: 83 red, 139 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #538B17?

The complementary color is #4F178B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #538B17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#538B17 color

#538B17 rgb(83, 139, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #538B17 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 54.5% green and 9% blue (83, 139, 23).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 72% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Pesto Alla Genovese (#558800), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#538B17 color codes

HEX	`#538B17`
RGB	`rgb(83, 139, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 54.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 72%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 83%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 83%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.25, -36.86, 50.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.25, 62.81, 125.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.954, 20.365, 4.059)`
Decimal	`5475095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #538B17, 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 #538B17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#538B17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #538B17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #538b17; }
.text { color: #538b17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #538b17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 139 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #538b17, #198b17); }

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Questions

What color is #538B17?: #538B17 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto Alla Genovese. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #538B17?: The RGB value is 83, 139, 23: 83 red, 139 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #538B17?: The complementary color is #4F178B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #538B17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.