What color is #53975F?

#53975F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53975F?

The RGB value is 83, 151, 95: 83 red, 151 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53975F?

The complementary color is #97538B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53975F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53975F color

#53975F rgb(83, 151, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #53975F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 59.2% green and 37.3% blue (83, 151, 95).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 29% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#53975F color codes

HEX	`#53975F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 151, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 59.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 29%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 45%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 37%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.88, -34.09, 22.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.88, 41.11, 146.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.698, 24.797, 14.731)`
Decimal	`5478239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53975F, 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 #53975F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#53975F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #53975F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53975f; }
.text { color: #53975f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53975f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 151 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53975f, #539781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #53975F?: #53975F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53975F?: The RGB value is 83, 151, 95: 83 red, 151 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53975F?: The complementary color is #97538B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53975F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.