What color is #53A65B?

#53A65B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53A65B?

The RGB value is 83, 166, 91: 83 red, 166 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53A65B?

The complementary color is #A6539E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53A65B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53A65B color

#53A65B rgb(83, 166, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #53A65B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 65.1% green and 35.7% blue (83, 166, 91).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 33% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Devil’s Grass (#44AA55), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#53A65B color codes

HEX	`#53A65B`
RGB	`rgb(83, 166, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 65.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 33%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 50%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 45%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.54, -41.4, 31.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.54, 51.83, 143)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.091, 29.865, 14.654)`
Decimal	`5482075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53A65B, 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 #53A65B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#53A65B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #53A65B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53a65b; }
.text { color: #53a65b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53a65b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 166 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53a65b, #53a685); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #53A65B?: #53A65B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53A65B?: The RGB value is 83, 166, 91: 83 red, 166 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53A65B?: The complementary color is #A6539E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53A65B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.