Information about #536D46 color

#536D46 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#536D46 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 109, 70) — 32.5% red, 42.7% green, 27.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 0 / 15 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #536D46 reads as a gently muted chartreuse and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Artichoke Green (#4B6F44). Slightly further away sit Chalet Green (#5A6E41) and Tom Thumb (#4F6348).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(83, 109, 70)), which gives #536D46 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #536D46: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for black. No one has named #536D46 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#536D46 color variations

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

#536D46 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #536D46

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

Chalet Green color link
Chalet Green

#5A6E41

Tom Thumb color link
Tom Thumb

#4F6348

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

Steven Green color link
Steven Green

#4A614A

Panzano color link
Panzano

#5B624E

Woodland color link
Woodland

#626746

Killarney color link
Killarney

#49764F

Ozone color link
Ozone

#47634B

Old Bamboo color link
Old Bamboo

#5E644F

Barmy Army color link
Barmy Army

#607640

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#536D46
  • RGB83, 109, 70
  • CMYK10, 0, 15, 57
  • CSSrgb(83, 109, 70)
  • HSL100°, 22%, 35%
  • HSL Precise100°, 21.788%, 35.098%
  • HSV100°, 36%, 43%
  • HSB100°, 36%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.427, 0.275)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.427, 0.275, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.427, 0.275)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID536D46
  • DECIMAL ID5467462
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01