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#53B261 Color

#53B261 is rgb(83, 178, 97) in RGB, hsl(129, 38%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 46%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#53B261
HEX#53B261
RGBrgb(83, 178, 97)
HSLhsl(129, 38%, 51%)
HSVhsv(129, 53%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 46%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.147 146.8)
LABlab(65.41% -42.49 32.40)
LCHlch(65.41% 53.43 142.68)

What #53B261 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #53B261, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.36Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.63Mantis#74C365ΔE 10.01Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 11.54Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 12GO Green#00AB66ΔE 12.22

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#53B261 Channel Values

How #53B261 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 83 · G 178 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 38% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 53% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.66:1 vs white · 7.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #53B261 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #53B261 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #53B261

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #53B261; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#53B261
Complementary
#B253A3
Analogous
#74B253
Analogous
#53B290
Triadic
#6153B2
Triadic
#B26153
Split comp.
#9053B2
Split comp.
#B25374

Tints & Shades of #53B261

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BBD77
#80C68B
#99D1A1
#B2DCB8
#CAE7CF
#DFF1E2

Shades

#469B52
#3C8647
#316D3A
#26542D
#1B3C20
#112715

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #53B261.

How #53B261 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#53B261
Protanopia#A7A762
Protanomaly#8DAB61
Deuteranopia#9B9B65
Deuteranomaly#84A563
Tritanopia#64AAAA
Tritanomaly#5EAD93
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #53B261 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-53b261: #53B261;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #53B261;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-53b261': '#53B261' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.698, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_53b261">#53B261</color>
SVG fillfill="#53B261"

More Green Colors

#53B261 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#53B261 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #53B261?

#53B261 is a mid-tone green — rgb(83, 178, 97) in RGB and hsl(129, 38%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.36.

What is the RGB value of #53B261?

#53B261 is rgb(83, 178, 97) — red 83, green 178, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #53B261?

#53B261 converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 46%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #53B261 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #53B261 scores 2.66:1 against white and 7.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #53B261 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #53B261 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 9.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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