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#538118 Color

#538118 is rgb(83, 129, 24) in RGB, hsl(86, 69%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 81%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green (#5E8C31), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#538118
HEX#538118
RGBrgb(83, 129, 24)
HSLhsl(86, 69%, 30%)
HSVhsv(86, 81%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 81%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.14 131.2)
LABlab(49.15% -28.74 46.79)
LCHlch(49.15% 54.91 121.56)

What #538118 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 #538118, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 6.66Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 7.4Sap Green#507D2AΔE 8.47Metallic Green#296E01ΔE 11.41Napier Green#2A8000ΔE 13.6May Green#4C9141ΔE 14.44

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

#538118 Channel Values

How #538118 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 129 · B 248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 86° · S 69% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 86° · S 81% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.64:1 vs white · 4.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #538118 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 text4.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #538118 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #538118

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #538118; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#538118
Complementary
#451881
Analogous
#817A18
Analogous
#1F8118
Triadic
#185481
Triadic
#811854
Split comp.
#181F81
Split comp.
#7A1881

Tints & Shades of #538118

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

#6FAC20
#88D327
#A0DF4E
#B7E679
#CEEEA5
#E3F6CB

Shades

#487015
#406312
#35520F
#2A410C
#1F2F09
#162206

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #538118.

How #538118 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#538118
Protanopia#7B7B19
Protanomaly#6D7D19
Deuteranopia#74741E
Deuteranomaly#697A1C
Tritanopia#5F7A7A
Tritanomaly#5A7D61
Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #538118 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-538118: #538118;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #538118;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-538118': '#538118' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.506, blue: 0.094)
Android XML<color name="color_538118">#538118</color>
SVG fillfill="#538118"

More Green Colors

#538118 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#538118 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #538118?

#538118 is a dark green — rgb(83, 129, 24) in RGB and hsl(86, 69%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green (#5E8C31), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #538118?

#538118 is rgb(83, 129, 24) — red 83, green 129, and blue 24 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #538118?

#538118 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 81%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #538118 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #538118 scores 4.64:1 against white and 4.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #538118 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #538118 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 olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 7.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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