Information about #538A33 color

#538A33 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#538A33 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 138, 51) — 32.5% red, 54.1% green, 20% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 0 / 34 / 46. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #538A33 reads as a confidently colored zesty chartreuse and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Fresh Onion (#5B8930). Nearby in the Register you will also find Maximum Green (#5E8C31) and Sap Green (#507D2A).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 138, 51) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. No one has named #538A33 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#538A33 color variations

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

#538A33 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 #538A33

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

May Green color link
May Green

#4C9141

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

La Palma color link
La Palma

#428929

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

Dirty Green color link
Dirty Green

#667E2C

Swamp color link
Swamp

#698339

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#538A33
  • RGB83, 138, 51
  • CMYK22, 0, 34, 46
  • CSSrgb(83, 138, 51)
  • HSL98°, 46%, 37%
  • HSL Precise97.931°, 46.032%, 37.059%
  • HSV98°, 63%, 54%
  • HSB98°, 63%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.541, 0.200)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.541, 0.200, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.541, 0.200)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID538A33
  • DECIMAL ID5474867
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01