Recognised as Colour
#535B23
- #535B23
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark olivegreen
#535B23 is a yellow with RGB values 83, 91, 35 and HSL 69°, 44%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.
Colour values
#535B23#535B23
HEX#535B23
RGBrgb(83, 91, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3569, 0.1373
RGB percentages32.5%, 35.7%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(68.6, 44.4%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.6, 61.5%, 35.7%)
CMYK8.8%, 0%, 61.5%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,462,819
CSS custom property--colour: #535B23;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.27:1
Contrast with white7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#ACA4DC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B235B
Analogous#5B4723, #375B23
Triadic#23535B, #5B2353
Split complementary#23375B, #47235B
Tetradic#235B47, #2B235B, #5B2337
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R83
G91
B35
Red83 (32.5%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue68.57°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G 5B · B 23
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