#538f57

Color #538f57

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 9.21 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#538f57

RGB

rgb(83, 143, 87)

HSL

hsl(124, 26.5%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(124, 42%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(42%, 0%, 39.2%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(54.21, -31.77, 23.85)

LCH

lch(54.21, 39.73, 143.1)

OKLCH

oklch(59.4%, 0.1049, 145.57)

HWB

hwb(124, 32.5%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f538b

Analogous

#6d8f53

#538f57

#538f75

Triadic

#538f57

#57538f

#8f5753

Split-complementary

#538f57

#75538f

#8f536d

Tetradic

#538f57

#538b8f

#8f538b

#8f5753

Square

#538f57

#536d8f

#8f538b

#8f7553

Shades

Color #538f57 mixed toward black.

#457749

#375f3a

#2a472c

#1c301d

#0e180f

Tints

Color #538f57 mixed toward white.

#69a86d

#87b98b

#a5cba8

#c3dcc5

#e1eee2

Tones

Color #538f57 mixed toward gray.

#588a5b

#5d8560

#628064

#677b68

#6c766d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#727268 · ΔE 20.4

Deuteranopia

#6e6a6c · ΔE 28.8

Tritanopia

#577376 · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 23

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #538f57;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#538f57]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#538f57 (#538f57) is rgb(83, 143, 87) in RGB.

No, #538f57 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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