#536b4e

Color #536b4e

A muted dark green.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 17.58 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#536b4e

RGB

rgb(83, 107, 78)

HSL

hsl(109.7, 15.7%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(109.7, 27.1%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 0%, 27.1%, 58%)

LAB

lab(42.62, -15.06, 13.43)

LCH

lch(42.62, 20.18, 138.27)

OKLCH

oklch(50%, 0.0533, 140.25)

HWB

hwb(109.7, 30.6%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#664e6b

Analogous

#626b4e

#536b4e

#4e6b58

Triadic

#536b4e

#4e536b

#6b4e53

Split-complementary

#536b4e

#584e6b

#6b4e62

Tetradic

#536b4e

#4e6b66

#664e6b

#6b4e53

Square

#536b4e

#4e626b

#664e6b

#6b584e

Shades

Color #536b4e mixed toward black.

#455941

#374734

#2a3627

#1c241a

#0e120d

Tints

Color #536b4e mixed toward white.

#6b8a65

#88a482

#a5bba1

#c3d1c0

#e1e8e0

Tones

Color #536b4e mixed toward gray.

#556950

#566653

#586455

#596158

#5b5f5a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.58:1

White text reads better on this background (5.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5f56 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#5d5b58 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#545c5d · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 16.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #536b4e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#536b4e]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#536b4e (#536b4e) is rgb(83, 107, 78) in RGB.

No, #536b4e 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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