What color is #53AA72?

#53AA72 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53AA72?

The RGB value is 83, 170, 114: 83 red, 170 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53AA72?

The complementary color is #AA538B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53AA72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53AA72 color

#53AA72 rgb(83, 170, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #53AA72 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 66.7% green and 44.7% blue (83, 170, 114).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 34% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Jubilant Jade (#44AA77), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#53AA72 color codes

HEX	`#53AA72`
RGB	`rgb(83, 170, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 66.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 34%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 51%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 33%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.18, -39.12, 21.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.18, 44.43, 151.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.978, 31.802, 20.949)`
Decimal	`5483122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53AA72, 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 #53AA72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#53AA72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #53AA72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53aa72; }
.text { color: #53aa72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53aa72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 170 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53aa72, #53aa9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #53AA72?: #53AA72 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53AA72?: The RGB value is 83, 170, 114: 83 red, 170 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53AA72?: The complementary color is #AA538B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53AA72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.