#538B09 Color

#538B09 is rgb(83, 139, 9) in RGB, hsl(86, 88%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 94%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#538B09

HEX#538B09

RGBrgb(83, 139, 9)

HSLhsl(86, 88%, 29%)

HSVhsv(86, 94%, 55%)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 94%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(57.5% 0.158 132.3)

LABlab(52.34% -33.33 52.91)

LCHlch(52.34% 62.53 122.21)

What #538B09 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 #538B09, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olive Drab#6B8E23ΔE 9.92 Napier Green#2A8000ΔE 10.69 Maximum Green#5E8C31ΔE 12.39 Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 14.46 Metallic Green#296E01ΔE 14.68 India Green#138808ΔE 15.33

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

#538B09 Channel Values

How #538B09 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 83 · G 139 · B 9	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 86° · S 88% · L 29%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 86° · S 94% · V 55%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 40% · M 0% · Y 94% · K 45%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.15:1 vs white · 5.06:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #538B09 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 text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #538B09

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #538B09; 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 #538B09

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

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How #538B09 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#538B09

Protanopia#84840B

Protanomaly#73870B

Deuteranopia#7C7C15

Deuteranomaly#6E8211

Tritanopia#618383

Tritanomaly#5C8667

Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

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Using #538B09 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-538b09: #538B09;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #538B09;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-538b09': '#538B09' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.545, blue: 0.035)

Android XML<color name="color_538b09">#538B09</color>

SVG fillfill="#538B09"

More Green Colors

#538B09 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#538B09 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #538B09?

#538B09 is a dark green — rgb(83, 139, 9) in RGB and hsl(86, 88%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.92.

What is the RGB value of #538B09?

#538B09 is rgb(83, 139, 9) — red 83, green 139, and blue 9 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #538B09?

#538B09 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 94%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #538B09 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #538B09 scores 4.15:1 against white and 5.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #538B09 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #538B09 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 9.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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