#538d62

Color #538d62

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 11.5 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#538d62

RGB

rgb(83, 141, 98)

HSL

hsl(135.5, 25.9%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(135.5, 41.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.1%, 0%, 30.5%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(53.78, -28.82, 17.14)

LCH

lch(53.78, 33.53, 149.26)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.0899, 151.12)

HWB

hwb(135.5, 32.5%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d537e

Analogous

#618d53

#538d62

#538d7f

Triadic

#538d62

#62538d

#8d6253

Split-complementary

#538d62

#7f538d

#8d5361

Tetradic

#538d62

#537e8d

#8d537e

#8d6253

Square

#538d62

#53618d

#8d537e

#8d7f53

Shades

Color #538d62 mixed toward black.

#457552

#375e41

#294631

#1c2f21

#0e1710

Tints

Color #538d62 mixed toward white.

#69a779

#87b894

#a5caaf

#c3dcc9

#e1ede4

Tones

Color #538d62 mixed toward gray.

#588864

#5d8367

#617e69

#667a6b

#6b756e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#71716e · ΔE 21.7

Deuteranopia

#6d6971 · ΔE 28.3

Tritanopia

#577779 · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 21.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #538d62;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#538d62]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#538d62 (#538d62) is rgb(83, 141, 98) in RGB.

No, #538d62 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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