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#53862D Color

#53862D is rgb(83, 134, 45) in RGB, hsl(94, 50%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 66%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green (#5E8C31), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#53862D
HEX#53862D
RGBrgb(83, 134, 45)
HSLhsl(94, 50%, 35%)
HSVhsv(94, 66%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 66%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.132 134.3)
LABlab(50.89% -29.79 40.57)
LCHlch(50.89% 50.34 126.29)

What #53862D 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 #53862D, 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.

#53862D Channel Values

How #53862D 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 134 · B 458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 94° · S 50% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 94° · S 66% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.36:1 vs white · 4.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #53862D 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #53862D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #53862D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #53862D; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #53862D

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #53862D.

How #53862D 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#53862D
Protanopia#7F7F2E
Protanomaly#70822D
Deuteranopia#787831
Deuteranomaly#6B7E2F
Tritanopia#5F7F7F
Tritanomaly#5A8268
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #53862D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-53862d: #53862D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #53862D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-53862d': '#53862D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.525, blue: 0.176)
Android XML<color name="color_53862d">#53862D</color>
SVG fillfill="#53862D"

More Green Colors

#53862D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#53862D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #53862D?

#53862D is a dark green — rgb(83, 134, 45) in RGB and hsl(94, 50%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green (#5E8C31), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.34.

What is the RGB value of #53862D?

#53862D is rgb(83, 134, 45) — red 83, green 134, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #53862D?

#53862D converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 66%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #53862D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #53862D scores 4.36:1 against white and 4.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #53862D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #53862D 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 10.68, which is visibly different.

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