What color is #53A363?

#53A363 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53A363?

The RGB value is 83, 163, 99: 83 red, 163 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53A363?

The complementary color is #A35393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53A363?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53A363 color

#53A363 rgb(83, 163, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #53A363 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 63.9% green and 38.8% blue (83, 163, 99).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 33% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#53A363 color codes

HEX	`#53A363`
RGB	`rgb(83, 163, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 63.9%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 33%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 49%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 39%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.72, -38.78, 25.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.72, 46.63, 146.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.915, 28.933, 16.39)`
Decimal	`5481315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53A363, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #53A363	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#53A363 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #53A363 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53a363; }
.text { color: #53a363; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53a363; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 163 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53a363, #53a38b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #53A363?: #53A363 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53A363?: The RGB value is 83, 163, 99: 83 red, 163 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53A363?: The complementary color is #A35393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53A363?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.