Information about #538E49 color

#538E49 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#538E49 falls into the Green Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 142, 73) — 32.5% red, 55.7% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 0 / 27 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #538E49 reads as a mildly saturated green and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of May Green (#4C9141). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Forest Green (#4F9153) and Middle Green (#4D8C57).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 142, 73) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#538E49 color variations

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

#538E49 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#538E49 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#538E49 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#538E49 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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#538E49 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 #538E49

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

Light Forest Green color link
Light Forest Green

#4F9153

Middle Green color link
Middle Green

#4D8C57

Dark Sage color link
Dark Sage

#598556

Glade Green color link
Glade Green

#5F8151

Hippie Green color link
Hippie Green

#608A5A

Dingley color link
Dingley

#607C47

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

Groovy color link
Groovy

#5CA345

Muted Green color link
Muted Green

#5FA052

Rustic Green color link
Rustic Green

#438759

Fruit Salad color link
Fruit Salad

#4BA351

#538E49 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#538E49
  • RGB83, 142, 73
  • CMYK23, 0, 27, 44
  • HSL111°, 32%, 42%
  • HSL Precise111.304°, 32.093%, 42.157%
  • HSV111°, 49%, 56%
  • HSB111°, 49%, 56%
  • HEX ID538E49
  • DECIMAL ID5475913
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Green
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
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