What color is #539249?

#539249 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #539249?

The RGB value is 83, 146, 73: 83 red, 146 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #539249?

The complementary color is #884992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #539249?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#539249 color

#539249 rgb(83, 146, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #539249 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 57.3% green and 28.6% blue (83, 146, 73).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 33% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#539249 color codes

HEX	`#539249`
RGB	`rgb(83, 146, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 57.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 33%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 50%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 50%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.95, -35.31, 32.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.95, 47.86, 137.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.048, 22.877, 9.925)`
Decimal	`5476937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #539249, 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 #539249	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#539249 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #539249 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #539249; }
.text { color: #539249; }
.border { border: 2px solid #539249; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 146 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #539249, #499263); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #539249?: #539249 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #539249?: The RGB value is 83, 146, 73: 83 red, 146 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #539249?: The complementary color is #884992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #539249?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.