Information about #538236 color

#538236 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #538236 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(83, 130, 54) — 32.5% red, 51% green, 21.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 0 / 30 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #538236 reads as a clearly saturated zesty 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 just a few steps away from Fresh Onion (#5B8930). Slightly further away sit Sap Green (#507D2A) and Fern Green (#4F7942).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 130, 54) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #538236: 4.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#538236 color variations

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

#538236 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#538236 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#538236 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#538236 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#538236 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
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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
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#813679
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#3F3681
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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
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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
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#365381
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #538236

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

Fresh Onion color link
Fresh Onion

#5B8930

Sap Green color link
Sap Green

#507D2A

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

Maximum Green color link
Maximum Green

#5E8C31

May Green color link
May Green

#4C9141

Barmy Army color link
Barmy Army

#607640

Wimbledon color link
Wimbledon

#536D33

Military Green color link
Military Green

#667C3E

Dirty Green color link
Dirty Green

#667E2C

Dingley color link
Dingley

#607C47

Swamp color link
Swamp

#698339

La Palma color link
La Palma

#428929

#538236 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#538236
  • RGB83, 130, 54
  • CMYK18, 0, 30, 49
  • CSSrgb(83, 130, 54)
  • HSL97°, 41%, 36%
  • HSL Precise97.105°, 41.304%, 36.078%
  • HSV97°, 58%, 51%
  • HSB97°, 58%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.510, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.510, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.510, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID538236
  • DECIMAL ID5472822
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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