What color is #539824?

#539824 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #539824?

The RGB value is 83, 152, 36: 83 red, 152 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #539824?

The complementary color is #692498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #539824?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#539824 color

#539824 rgb(83, 152, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #539824 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 59.6% green and 14.1% blue (83, 152, 36).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 62% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Basil (#579229), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#539824 color codes

HEX	`#539824`
RGB	`rgb(83, 152, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 59.6%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 62%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 76%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 76%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.51, -41.65, 50.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.51, 65.61, 129.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.114, 24.422, 5.586)`
Decimal	`5478436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #539824, 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 #539824	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#539824 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #539824 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #539824; }
.text { color: #539824; }
.border { border: 2px solid #539824; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 152 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #539824, #24982f); }

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Questions

What color is #539824?: #539824 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #539824?: The RGB value is 83, 152, 36: 83 red, 152 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #539824?: The complementary color is #692498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #539824?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.