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#53795D Color

#53795D is rgb(83, 121, 93) in RGB, hsl(136, 19%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 23%, 53%) 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 8.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#53795D
HEX#53795D
RGBrgb(83, 121, 93)
HSLhsl(136, 19%, 40%)
HSVhsv(136, 31%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 23%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(53.9% 0.061 152.2)
LABlab(47.36% -18.69 10.95)
LCHlch(47.36% 21.67 149.64)

What #53795D 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 #53795D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 8.73Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 9.38Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 9.82Viridian#40826DΔE 10.04Russian Green#679267ΔE 12.03Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 12.04

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

#53795D Channel Values

How #53795D 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 121 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 19% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · S 31% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.93:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #53795D 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 text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #53795D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #53795D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #53795D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#53795D
Complementary
#79536F
Analogous
#5C7953
Analogous
#537970
Triadic
#5D5379
Triadic
#795D53
Split comp.
#705379
Split comp.
#79535C

Tints & Shades of #53795D

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.

Tints

#639270
#7DA688
#95B79E
#ADC7B4
#C5D8CA
#E1EAE3

Shades

#486A51
#3E5B46
#344C3A
#273A2C
#1D2A21
#131B15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #53795D.

How #53795D 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#53795D
Protanopia#74745D
Protanomaly#68765D
Deuteranopia#6E6E5E
Deuteranomaly#64735E
Tritanopia#587676
Tritanomaly#56776D
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #53795D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-53795d: #53795D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #53795D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-53795d': '#53795D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.475, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_53795d">#53795D</color>
SVG fillfill="#53795D"

More Green Colors

#53795D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#53795D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #53795D?

#53795D is a mid-tone green — rgb(83, 121, 93) in RGB and hsl(136, 19%, 40%) 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 8.73.

What is the RGB value of #53795D?

#53795D is rgb(83, 121, 93) — red 83, green 121, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #53795D?

#53795D converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 23%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #53795D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #53795D scores 4.93:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #53795D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #53795D 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 20.13, which is visibly different.

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