What color is #53A396?

#53A396 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel Weed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53A396?

The RGB value is 83, 163, 150: 83 red, 163 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53A396?

The complementary color is #A35360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53A396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53A396 color

#53A396 rgb(83, 163, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #53A396 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 63.9% green and 58.8% blue (83, 163, 150).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 33% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Jewel Weed (#46A795), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#53A396 color codes

HEX	`#53A396`
RGB	`rgb(83, 163, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 63.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 33%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 49%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 8%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.86, -27.81, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.86, 27.82, 181.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.167, 30.234, 33.516)`
Decimal	`5481366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53A396, 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 #53A396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#53A396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	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 #53A396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53a396; }
.text { color: #53a396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53a396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 163 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53a396, #5388a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #53A396?: #53A396 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel Weed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53A396?: The RGB value is 83, 163, 150: 83 red, 163 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53A396?: The complementary color is #A35360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53A396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.