#538d53

Color #538d53

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 9.87 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#538d53

RGB

rgb(83, 141, 83)

HSL

hsl(120, 25.9%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 41.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.1%, 0%, 41.1%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(53.51, -31.49, 25.13)

LCH

lch(53.51, 40.29, 141.41)

OKLCH

oklch(58.8%, 0.1059, 144.1)

HWB

hwb(120, 32.5%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d538d

Analogous

#708d53

#538d53

#538d70

Triadic

#538d53

#53538d

#8d5353

Split-complementary

#538d53

#70538d

#8d5370

Tetradic

#538d53

#538d8d

#8d538d

#8d5353

Square

#538d53

#53708d

#8d538d

#8d7053

Shades

Color #538d53 mixed toward black.

#457545

#375e37

#294629

#1c2f1c

#0e170e

Tints

Color #538d53 mixed toward white.

#69a769

#87b887

#a5caa5

#c3dcc3

#e1ede1

Tones

Color #538d53 mixed toward gray.

#588858

#5d835d

#617e61

#667a66

#6b756b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#717165 · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#6d6969 · ΔE 27.4

Tritanopia

#577173 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 23

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #538d53;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#538d53]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#538d53 (#538d53) is rgb(83, 141, 83) in RGB.

No, #538d53 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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