Information about #538B40 color

#538B40 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #538B40 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 139, 64) — 32.5% red, 54.5% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 0 / 29 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced zesty chartreuse, #538B40 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from May Green (#4C9141). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Fresh Onion (#5B8930) and Fern Green (#4F7942).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 139, 64) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #538B40 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#538B40 color variations

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

#538B40 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#538B40 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#538B40 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#538B40 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#538B40 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #538B40

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

May Green color link
May Green

#4C9141

Fresh Onion color link
Fresh Onion

#5B8930

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

Maximum Green color link
Maximum Green

#5E8C31

Light Forest Green color link
Light Forest Green

#4F9153

Dingley color link
Dingley

#607C47

Cobalt Green color link
Cobalt Green

#3D9140

Glade Green color link
Glade Green

#5F8151

Dark Sage color link
Dark Sage

#598556

Middle Green color link
Middle Green

#4D8C57

Military Green color link
Military Green

#667C3E

Swamp color link
Swamp

#698339

#538B40 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#538B40
  • RGB83, 139, 64
  • CMYK22, 0, 29, 45
  • CSSrgb(83, 139, 64)
  • HSL105°, 37%, 40%
  • HSL Precise104.8°, 36.946%, 39.804%
  • HSV105°, 54%, 55%
  • HSB105°, 54%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.545, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.545, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.545, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID538B40
  • DECIMAL ID5475136
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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