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#537467 Color

#537467 is rgb(83, 116, 103) in RGB, hsl(156, 17%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hooker's Green (#49796B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#537467
HEX#537467
RGBrgb(83, 116, 103)
HSLhsl(156, 17%, 39%)
HSVhsv(156, 28%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(53% 0.043 168.4)
LABlab(46.00% -14.59 3.19)
LCHlch(46.00% 14.94 167.66)

What #537467 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #537467, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#537467 Channel Values

How #537467 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 83 · G 116 · B 1038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 156° · S 17% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 156° · S 28% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.17:1 vs white · 4.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #537467 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #537467

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #537467; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #537467

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #537467 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#537467
Protanopia#6F6F67
Protanomaly#657167
Deuteranopia#6A6A68
Deuteranomaly#626E68
Tritanopia#557272
Tritanomaly#54736E
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

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Using #537467 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-537467: #537467;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #537467;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-537467': '#537467' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.455, blue: 0.404)
Android XML<color name="color_537467">#537467</color>
SVG fillfill="#537467"

More Green Colors

#537467 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#537467 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #537467?

#537467 is a dark green — rgb(83, 116, 103) in RGB and hsl(156, 17%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hooker's Green (#49796B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.3.

What is the RGB value of #537467?

#537467 is rgb(83, 116, 103) — red 83, green 116, and blue 103 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #537467?

#537467 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #537467 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #537467 scores 5.17:1 against white and 4.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #537467 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #537467 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 15.02, which is visibly different.

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