What color is #53CE00?

#53CE00 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Verminal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53CE00?

The RGB value is 83, 206, 0: 83 red, 206 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53CE00?

The complementary color is #7B00CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53CE00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53CE00 color

#53CE00 rgb(83, 206, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #53CE00 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 80.8% green and 0% blue (83, 206, 0).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Verminal (#55CC11), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#53CE00 color codes

HEX	`#53CE00`
RGB	`rgb(83, 206, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 80.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 100%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 100%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.53, -62.85, 72.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.53, 95.8, 131)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.638, 45.979, 7.524)`
Decimal	`5492224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53CE00, 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 #53CE00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#53CE00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #53CE00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53ce00; }
.text { color: #53ce00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53ce00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 206 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53ce00, #00ce14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

Questions

What color is #53CE00?: #53CE00 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Verminal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53CE00?: The RGB value is 83, 206, 0: 83 red, 206 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53CE00?: The complementary color is #7B00CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53CE00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.