What color is #53A488?

#53A488 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53A488?

The RGB value is 83, 164, 136: 83 red, 164 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53A488?

The complementary color is #A4536F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53A488?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53A488 color

#53A488 rgb(83, 164, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #53A488 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 64.3% green and 53.3% blue (83, 164, 136).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 33% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#53A488 color codes

HEX	`#53A488`
RGB	`rgb(83, 164, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 64.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 33%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 49%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 17%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.8, -31.7, 6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.8, 32.46, 167.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.285, 30.166, 27.989)`
Decimal	`5481608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53A488, 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 #53A488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#53A488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #53A488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53a488; }
.text { color: #53a488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53a488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 164 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53a488, #5398a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #53A488?: #53A488 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53A488?: The RGB value is 83, 164, 136: 83 red, 164 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53A488?: The complementary color is #A4536F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53A488?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.