Information about #536151 color

#536151 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#536151 falls into the Green Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 97, 81) — 32.5% red, 38% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 6 / 62. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#536151 is a muted, almost neutral grey that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Ebony (#555D50). Slightly further away sit Mineral Green (#506355) and Easy Rider (#535E56).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 97, 81) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:62), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #536151 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#536151 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#536151 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #536151

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ebony color link
Ebony

#555D50

Easy Rider color link
Easy Rider

#535E56

Nandor color link
Nandor

#4E5D4E

Feldgrau color link
Feldgrau

#4D5D53

Panzano color link
Panzano

#5B624E

Magnetic color link
Magnetic

#555A4C

Tom Thumb color link
Tom Thumb

#4F6348

#536151 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#536151
  • RGB83, 97, 81
  • CMYK5, 0, 6, 62
  • HSL113°, 9%, 35%
  • HSL Precise112.5°, 8.989%, 34.902%
  • HSV113°, 16%, 38%
  • HSB113°, 16%, 38%
  • HEX ID536151
  • DECIMAL ID5464401
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
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