Information about #536F2E color

#536F2E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #536F2E is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 111, 46) — 32.5% red, 43.5% green, 18% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 25 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#536F2E presents itself as a clearly saturated zesty chartreuse — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Green Leaf (#526B2D). Slightly further away sit Dark Olive Green (#556B2F) and Wimbledon (#536D33).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 111, 46) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #536F2E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#536F2E color variations

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

#536F2E 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 #536F2E

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#536F2E
  • RGB83, 111, 46
  • CMYK11, 0, 25, 56
  • CSSrgb(83, 111, 46)
  • HSL86°, 41%, 31%
  • HSL Precise85.846°, 41.401%, 30.784%
  • HSV86°, 59%, 44%
  • HSB86°, 59%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.435, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.435, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.435, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID536F2E
  • DECIMAL ID5467950
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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