What color is #53967E?

#53967E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53967E?

The RGB value is 83, 150, 126: 83 red, 150 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53967E?

The complementary color is #96536B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53967E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53967E color

#53967E rgb(83, 150, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #53967E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 58.8% green and 49.4% blue (83, 150, 126).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 29% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#53967E color codes

HEX	`#53967E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 150, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 58.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 29%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 45%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 16%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.23, -27.25, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.23, 27.91, 167.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.238, 25.157, 23.629)`
Decimal	`5478014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53967E, 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 #53967E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#53967E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #53967E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53967e; }
.text { color: #53967e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53967e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 150 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53967e, #538d96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #53967E?: #53967E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53967E?: The RGB value is 83, 150, 126: 83 red, 150 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53967E?: The complementary color is #96536B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53967E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.