What color is #538E65?

#538E65 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #538E65?

The RGB value is 83, 142, 101: 83 red, 142 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #538E65?

The complementary color is #8E537C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #538E65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#538E65 color

#538E65 rgb(83, 142, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #538E65 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 55.7% green and 39.6% blue (83, 142, 101).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 26% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#538E65 color codes

HEX	`#538E65`
RGB	`rgb(83, 142, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 55.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 26%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 42%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 29%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.16, -28.72, 15.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.16, 32.85, 150.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.588, 22.124, 15.758)`
Decimal	`5475941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #538E65, 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 #538E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#538E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #538E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #538e65; }
.text { color: #538e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #538e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 142 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #538e65, #538e83); }

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Questions

What color is #538E65?: #538E65 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #538E65?: The RGB value is 83, 142, 101: 83 red, 142 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #538E65?: The complementary color is #8E537C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #538E65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.