What color is #53A460?

#53A460 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53A460?

The RGB value is 83, 164, 96: 83 red, 164 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53A460?

The complementary color is #A45397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53A460?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53A460 color

#53A460 rgb(83, 164, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #53A460 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 64.3% green and 37.6% blue (83, 164, 96).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 33% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#53A460 color codes

HEX	`#53A460`
RGB	`rgb(83, 164, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 64.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 33%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 49%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 41%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.99, -39.73, 27.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.99, 48.51, 144.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.953, 29.233, 15.708)`
Decimal	`5481568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53A460, 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 #53A460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#53A460 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #53A460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53a460; }
.text { color: #53a460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53a460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 164 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53a460, #53a488); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #53A460?: #53A460 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53A460?: The RGB value is 83, 164, 96: 83 red, 164 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53A460?: The complementary color is #A45397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53A460?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.