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#53C687 Color

#53C687 is rgb(83, 198, 135) in RGB, hsl(147, 50%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 0%, 32%, 22%) 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 7.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#53C687
HEX#53C687
RGBrgb(83, 198, 135)
HSLhsl(147, 50%, 55%)
HSVhsv(147, 58%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 32%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.14 156.5)
LABlab(72.15% -44.99 21.51)
LCHlch(72.15% 49.87 154.45)

What #53C687 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 #53C687, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 7.34Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.83Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 11.19Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 11.47Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 12Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 12

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

#53C687 Channel Values

How #53C687 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 198 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 50% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 58% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #53C687 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #53C687 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #53C687

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #53C687; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#53C687
Complementary
#C65392
Analogous
#59C653
Analogous
#53C6C0
Triadic
#8753C6
Triadic
#C68753
Split comp.
#C053C6
Split comp.
#C65359

Tints & Shades of #53C687

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

#6ACD97
#81D5A7
#98DDB7
#B3E6C9
#C9EDDA
#E0F5EA

Shades

#3DB874
#339961
#2A7E50
#21633F
#18492E
#0E2A1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #53C687.

How #53C687 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#53C687
Protanopia#B9B988
Protanomaly#9ABE87
Deuteranopia#ABAB8A
Deuteranomaly#90B689
Tritanopia#64C0C0
Tritanomaly#5EC2AC
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #53C687 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-53c687: #53C687;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #53C687;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-53c687': '#53C687' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.776, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_53c687">#53C687</color>
SVG fillfill="#53C687"

More Green Colors

#53C687 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#53C687 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #53C687?

#53C687 is a mid-tone green — rgb(83, 198, 135) in RGB and hsl(147, 50%, 55%) 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 7.34.

What is the RGB value of #53C687?

#53C687 is rgb(83, 198, 135) — red 83, green 198, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #53C687?

#53C687 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 0%, 32%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #53C687 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #53C687 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #53C687 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #53C687 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 7.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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