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Colour

#538C65

  • #538C65
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#538C65 is a green with RGB values 83, 140, 101 and HSL 139°, 26%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#538C65#538C65
HEX#538C65
RGBrgb(83, 140, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.549, 0.3961
RGB percentages32.5%, 54.9%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(138.9, 25.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.9, 40.7%, 54.9%)
CMYK40.7%, 0%, 27.9%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,475,429
CSS custom property--colour: #538C65;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#AC739A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C8463no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#837D67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#488B81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 13.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.2Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.2Teal · ΔE 24.2Dark cyan · ΔE 24.3Cadetblue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C537A
Analogous#5E8C53, #538C82
Triadic#65538C, #8C6553
Split complementary#81538C, #8C535E
Tetradic#535E8C, #8C537A, #8C8253

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBE0D2
Lighter +30%#ABCDB6
Lighter +20%#8BBA9A
Lighter +10%#6BA77E
Darker −10%#406C4E
Darker −20%#2D4C37
Darker −30%#1A2C20
Darker −40%#070C09
More saturated +25%#37A85B
Less saturated −25%#6F706F

Channel breakdown

R83
G140
B101
Red83 (32.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue138.95°
Saturation (HSL)25.56%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G 8C · B 65

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