What color is #53A646?

#53A646 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53A646?

The RGB value is 83, 166, 70: 83 red, 166 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53A646?

The complementary color is #9946A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53A646?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53A646 color

#53A646 rgb(83, 166, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #53A646 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 65.1% green and 27.5% blue (83, 166, 70).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 41% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jewels (#58A64B), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#53A646 color codes

HEX	`#53A646`
RGB	`rgb(83, 166, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 65.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 41%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 58%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 58%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.27, -44.28, 41.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.27, 60.63, 136.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.308, 29.552, 10.533)`
Decimal	`5482054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53A646, 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 #53A646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#53A646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #53A646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53a646; }
.text { color: #53a646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53a646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 166 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53a646, #46a669); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #53A646?: #53A646 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53A646?: The RGB value is 83, 166, 70: 83 red, 166 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53A646?: The complementary color is #9946A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53A646?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.