Information about #538F42 color

#538F42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #538F42 belongs to the Green Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(83, 143, 66) — 32.5% red, 56.1% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 24 / 0 / 30 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#538F42 is a softly balanced leafy green that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from May Green (#4C9141). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Forest Green (#4F9153) and Maximum Green (#5E8C31).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 143, 66) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #538F42 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#538F42 color variations

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

#538F42 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#538F42 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#538F42 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#538F42 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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#538F42 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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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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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 #538F42

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

May Green color link
May Green

#4C9141

Light Forest Green color link
Light Forest Green

#4F9153

Maximum Green color link
Maximum Green

#5E8C31

Fresh Onion color link
Fresh Onion

#5B8930

Middle Green color link
Middle Green

#4D8C57

Groovy color link
Groovy

#5CA345

Cobalt Green color link
Cobalt Green

#3D9140

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

Dark Sage color link
Dark Sage

#598556

Dingley color link
Dingley

#607C47

Glade Green color link
Glade Green

#5F8151

Tree Frog color link
Tree Frog

#50A743

#538F42 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#538F42
  • RGB83, 143, 66
  • CMYK24, 0, 30, 44
  • CSSrgb(83, 143, 66)
  • HSL107°, 37%, 41%
  • HSL Precise106.753°, 36.842%, 40.98%
  • HSV107°, 54%, 56%
  • HSB107°, 54%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.561, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.561, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.561, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID538F42
  • DECIMAL ID5476162
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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