What color is #53D161?

#53D161 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Koopa Green Shell. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53D161?

The RGB value is 83, 209, 97: 83 red, 209 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53D161?

The complementary color is #D153C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53D161?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53D161 color

#53D161 rgb(83, 209, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #53D161 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 82% green and 38% blue (83, 209, 97).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 58% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Koopa Green Shell (#58D854), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#53D161 color codes

HEX	`#53D161`
RGB	`rgb(83, 209, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 82%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 58%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 60%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 54%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.01, -57.55, 44.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.01, 73, 142.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.524, 48.3, 19.127)`
Decimal	`5493089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53D161, 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 #53D161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#53D161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #53D161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53d161; }
.text { color: #53d161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53d161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 209 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53d161, #53d1a0); }

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Questions

What color is #53D161?: #53D161 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Koopa Green Shell. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53D161?: The RGB value is 83, 209, 97: 83 red, 209 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53D161?: The complementary color is #D153C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53D161?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.