#535e53

Color #535e53

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.04 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#535e53

RGB

rgb(83, 94, 83)

HSL

hsl(120, 6.2%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 11.7%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 0%, 11.7%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(38.67, -6.65, 4.87)

LCH

lch(38.67, 8.24, 143.78)

OKLCH

oklch(46.9%, 0.0222, 145.09)

HWB

hwb(120, 32.5%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e535e

Analogous

#585e53

#535e53

#535e58

Triadic

#535e53

#53535e

#5e5353

Split-complementary

#535e53

#58535e

#5e5358

Tetradic

#535e53

#535e5e

#5e535e

#5e5353

Square

#535e53

#53585e

#5e535e

#5e5853

Shades

Color #535e53 mixed toward black.

#454e45

#373f37

#292f29

#1c1f1c

#0e100e

Tints

Color #535e53 mixed toward white.

#6d7b6d

#899789

#a7b1a7

#c4cbc4

#e2e5e2

Tones

Color #535e53 mixed toward gray.

#545d54

#555c55

#565b56

#575a57

#585958

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.09:1

White text reads better on this background (6.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585856 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#575656 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#545858 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 8.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #535e53;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535e53]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#535e53 (#535e53) is rgb(83, 94, 83) in RGB.

No, #535e53 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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