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#53D070 Color

#53D070 is rgb(83, 208, 112) in RGB, hsl(134, 57%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 0%, 46%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#53D070
HEX#53D070
RGBrgb(83, 208, 112)
HSLhsl(134, 57%, 57%)
HSVhsv(134, 60%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 0%, 46%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.175 148.4)
LABlab(74.90% -51.59 36.75)
LCHlch(74.90% 63.34 144.54)

What #53D070 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 #53D070, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#53D070 Channel Values

How #53D070 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 208 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 134° · S 57% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 134° · S 60% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #53D070 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #53D070

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #53D070; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #53D070

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.

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Shades

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How #53D070 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#53D070
Protanopia#C2C271
Protanomaly#A1C870
Deuteranopia#B3B375
Deuteranomaly#96BF73
Tritanopia#6BC7C7
Tritanomaly#62CBAB
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #53D070 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-53d070: #53D070;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #53D070;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-53d070': '#53D070' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.816, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_53d070">#53D070</color>
SVG fillfill="#53D070"

More Green Colors

#53D070 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#53D070 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #53D070?

#53D070 is a mid-tone green — rgb(83, 208, 112) in RGB and hsl(134, 57%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.16.

What is the RGB value of #53D070?

#53D070 is rgb(83, 208, 112) — red 83, green 208, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #53D070?

#53D070 converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 0%, 46%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #53D070 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #53D070 scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #53D070 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #53D070 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 14.5, which is visibly different.

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