What color is #53A685?

#53A685 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 #53A685?

The RGB value is 83, 166, 133: 83 red, 166 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53A685?

The complementary color is #A65374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53A685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53A685 color

#53A685 rgb(83, 166, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #53A685 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 65.1% green and 52.2% blue (83, 166, 133).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 33% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#53A685 color codes

HEX	`#53A685`
RGB	`rgb(83, 166, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 65.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 33%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 50%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 20%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.34, -33.33, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.34, 34.64, 164.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.435, 30.803, 27.002)`
Decimal	`5482117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53A685, 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 #53A685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#53A685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #53A685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53a685; }
.text { color: #53a685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53a685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 166 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53a685, #539da6); }

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Questions

What color is #53A685?: #53A685 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 #53A685?: The RGB value is 83, 166, 133: 83 red, 166 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53A685?: The complementary color is #A65374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53A685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.