Information about #538937 color

#538937 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #538937 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 137, 55) — 32.5% red, 53.7% green, 21.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 0 / 32 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#538937 presents itself as a confidently colored zesty chartreuse — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Fresh Onion (#5B8930). Nearby in the Register you will also find Maximum Green (#5E8C31) and May Green (#4C9141).

The recipe behind #538937 is rgb(83, 137, 55), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. No one has named #538937 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#538937 color variations

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#538937 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 #538937

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

May Green color link
May Green

#4C9141

Sap Green color link
Sap Green

#507D2A

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

La Palma color link
La Palma

#428929

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

Swamp color link
Swamp

#698339

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Dingley color link
Dingley

#607C47

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#538937
  • RGB83, 137, 55
  • CMYK21, 0, 32, 46
  • CSSrgb(83, 137, 55)
  • HSL100°, 43%, 38%
  • HSL Precise99.512°, 42.708%, 37.647%
  • HSV100°, 60%, 54%
  • HSB100°, 60%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.537, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.537, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.537, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID538937
  • DECIMAL ID5474615
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01