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#53C17D Color

#53C17D is rgb(83, 193, 125) in RGB, hsl(143, 47%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 0%, 35%, 24%) 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 5.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#53C17D
HEX#53C17D
RGBrgb(83, 193, 125)
HSLhsl(143, 47%, 54%)
HSVhsv(143, 57%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 35%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.142 153.7)
LABlab(70.45% -44.55 24.48)
LCHlch(70.45% 50.83 151.21)

What #53C17D 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 #53C17D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 5.48Emerald#50C878ΔE 6.76GO Green#00AB66ΔE 11.01Green Frog#00A86BΔE 11.47Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 11.74Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 13.79

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

#53C17D Channel Values

How #53C17D 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 193 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 47% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 57% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #53C17D 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #53C17D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #53C17D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #53C17D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#53C17D
Complementary
#C15397
Analogous
#5FC153
Analogous
#53C1B4
Triadic
#7D53C1
Triadic
#C17D53
Split comp.
#B453C1
Split comp.
#C1535F

Tints & Shades of #53C17D

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

#69C98E
#83D2A2
#9ADBB3
#B0E3C4
#C7EBD5
#E1F4E8

Shades

#40B06B
#36965B
#2D7C4B
#225E39
#184329
#0F2919

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #53C17D.

How #53C17D 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#53C17D
Protanopia#B4B47E
Protanomaly#97B97D
Deuteranopia#A7A780
Deuteranomaly#8DB27F
Tritanopia#64BABA
Tritanomaly#5EBDA5
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #53C17D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-53c17d: #53C17D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #53C17D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-53c17d': '#53C17D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.757, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_53c17d">#53C17D</color>
SVG fillfill="#53C17D"

More Green Colors

#53C17D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#53C17D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #53C17D?

#53C17D is a mid-tone green — rgb(83, 193, 125) in RGB and hsl(143, 47%, 54%) 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 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #53C17D?

#53C17D is rgb(83, 193, 125) — red 83, green 193, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #53C17D?

#53C17D converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 0%, 35%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #53C17D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #53C17D scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #53C17D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #53C17D 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 5.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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