What color is #538E53?

#538E53 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #538E53?

The RGB value is 83, 142, 83: 83 red, 142 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #538E53?

The complementary color is #8E538E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #538E53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#538E53 color

#538E53 rgb(83, 142, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #538E53 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 55.7% green and 32.5% blue (83, 142, 83).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 26% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Victorian Garden (#558E4C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#538E53 color codes

HEX	`#538E53`
RGB	`rgb(83, 142, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 55.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 26%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 42%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 42%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.82, -31.96, 25.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.82, 40.91, 141.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.801, 21.809, 11.612)`
Decimal	`5475923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #538E53, 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 #538E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#538E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #538E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #538e53; }
.text { color: #538e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #538e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 142 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #538e53, #538e71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #538E53?: #538E53 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #538E53?: The RGB value is 83, 142, 83: 83 red, 142 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #538E53?: The complementary color is #8E538E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #538E53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.