What color is #539266?

#539266 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #539266?

The RGB value is 83, 146, 102: 83 red, 146 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #539266?

The complementary color is #92537F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #539266?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#539266 color

#539266 rgb(83, 146, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #539266 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 57.3% green and 40% blue (83, 146, 102).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#539266 color codes

HEX	`#539266`
RGB	`rgb(83, 146, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 57.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 43%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 30%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.44, -30.44, 17.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.44, 34.94, 150.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.243, 23.355, 16.22)`
Decimal	`5476966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #539266, 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 #539266	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#539266 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #539266 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #539266; }
.text { color: #539266; }
.border { border: 2px solid #539266; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 146 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #539266, #539285); }

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Questions

What color is #539266?: #539266 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #539266?: The RGB value is 83, 146, 102: 83 red, 146 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #539266?: The complementary color is #92537F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #539266?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.