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#53CA61 Color

#53CA61 is rgb(83, 202, 97) in RGB, hsl(127, 53%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 0%, 52%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#53CA61
HEX#53CA61
RGBrgb(83, 202, 97)
HSLhsl(127, 53%, 56%)
HSVhsv(127, 59%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 52%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.18 145.6)
LABlab(72.89% -51.13 41.51)
LCHlch(72.89% 65.85 140.93)

What #53CA61 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 #53CA61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 8.79Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 11.82Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 12.04Emerald#50C878ΔE 12.18Mantis#74C365ΔE 12.36Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.23

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

#53CA61 Channel Values

How #53CA61 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 202 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 127° · S 53% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 127° · S 59% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.1:1 vs white · 9.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #53CA61 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 text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #53CA61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #53CA61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #53CA61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#53CA61
Complementary
#CA53BC
Analogous
#81CA53
Analogous
#53CA9D
Triadic
#6153CA
Triadic
#CA6153
Split comp.
#9D53CA
Split comp.
#CA5381

Tints & Shades of #53CA61

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

#6BD177
#82D98C
#9AE0A2
#B1E7B7
#C8EECD
#E0F5E2

Shades

#3BBF4A
#31A03E
#298533
#1F6527
#174A1D
#0D2B11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #53CA61.

How #53CA61 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#53CA61
Protanopia#BCBC62
Protanomaly#9DC262
Deuteranopia#AEAE66
Deuteranomaly#92BA64
Tritanopia#6BC1C1
Tritanomaly#62C4A3
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #53CA61 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-53ca61: #53CA61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #53CA61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-53ca61': '#53CA61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.792, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_53ca61">#53CA61</color>
SVG fillfill="#53CA61"

More Green Colors

#53CA61 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#53CA61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #53CA61?

#53CA61 is a mid-tone green — rgb(83, 202, 97) in RGB and hsl(127, 53%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.79.

What is the RGB value of #53CA61?

#53CA61 is rgb(83, 202, 97) — red 83, green 202, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #53CA61?

#53CA61 converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 0%, 52%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #53CA61 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #53CA61 scores 2.1:1 against white and 9.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #53CA61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #53CA61 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 16.73, which is visibly different.

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