Information about #538D11 color

#538D11 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#538D11 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 141, 17) — 32.5% red, 55.3% green, 6.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 0 / 49 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#538D11 is a vivid, lively chartreuse that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Bitter Lime (#648C11). Nearby in the Register you will also find Avocado (#568203) and NvidiaCoin (#5A8C00).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 141, 17) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#538D11 color variations

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

#538D11 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 #538D11

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

Bitter Lime color link
Bitter Lime

#648C11

Avocado color link
Avocado

#568203

NvidiaCoin color link
NvidiaCoin

#5A8C00

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Grass Green color link
Grass Green

#3F9B0B

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

Grassy Green color link
Grassy Green

#419C03

Olivedrab color link
Olivedrab

#698B22

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#538D11
  • RGB83, 141, 17
  • CMYK23, 0, 49, 45
  • CSSrgb(83, 141, 17)
  • HSL88°, 78%, 31%
  • HSL Precise88.065°, 78.481%, 30.98%
  • HSV88°, 88%, 55%
  • HSB88°, 88%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.553, 0.067)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.553, 0.067, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.553, 0.067)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID538D11
  • DECIMAL ID5475601
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01