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#537e1e color: Emerald Clear Green

#537e1e is rgb(83, 126, 30) in RGB and oklch(54.206% 0.13221 130.996) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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87°
100%

54.2%
0.132
131°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Avocado
  • lime-700
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.37:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #537e1e

#537e1e is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 54.2% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 131°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast and black text 4.37:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Emerald Clear Green (#4f8129). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-700.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #537e1e mixed with white

  1. 537e1e
  2. 638b3a
  3. 739751
  4. 84a467
  5. 95b17c
  6. a6be92
  7. b7cba7
  8. c9d8bd
  9. dbe5d3
  10. edf2e9

Darker: #537e1e mixed with black

  1. 537e1e
  2. 476d19
  3. 3b5c13
  4. 304c0e
  5. 253c09
  6. 1b2d05
  7. 111f03
  8. 081101
  9. 020500
  10. 000100

Calmer: #537e1e with less saturation

  1. 537e1e
  2. 567d2b
  3. 597c36
  4. 5c7a3f
  5. 5f7947
  6. 62774e
  7. 647656
  8. 67745c
  9. 6a7363
  10. 6d7169

Questions about #537e1e

What color is #537e1e?

#537e1e is bright lime. The closest named color is Emerald Clear Green. In RGB it is rgb(83, 126, 30), in HSL hsl(86.87, 61.54%, 30.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(54.206% 0.13221 130.996).

What colors go well with #537e1e?

The complementary color of #537e1e is #8856a7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #817000 and #008655. The triadic partners are #2872b9 and #ae495c.

Is white or black text more readable on #537e1e?

White text reads better on #537e1e: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and black gives 4.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #537e1e a warm or cool color?

#537e1e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 131 degrees, its lightness 54.2% and its chroma 0.132.