What color is #53966E?

#53966E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53966E?

The RGB value is 83, 150, 110: 83 red, 150 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53966E?

The complementary color is #96537B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53966E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53966E color

#53966E rgb(83, 150, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #53966E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 58.8% green and 43.1% blue (83, 150, 110).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 29% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#53966E color codes

HEX	`#53966E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 150, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 58.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 29%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 45%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 27%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.86, -30.75, 14.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.86, 34.04, 154.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.287, 24.776, 18.62)`
Decimal	`5477998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53966E, 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 #53966E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#53966E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #53966E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53966e; }
.text { color: #53966e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53966e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 150 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53966e, #53968f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #53966E?: #53966E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53966E?: The RGB value is 83, 150, 110: 83 red, 150 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53966E?: The complementary color is #96537B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53966E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.