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#53DF82 Color

#53DF82 is rgb(83, 223, 130) in RGB, hsl(140, 69%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 0%, 42%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#53DF82
HEX#53DF82
RGBrgb(83, 223, 130)
HSLhsl(140, 69%, 60%)
HSVhsv(140, 63%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 42%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(80.6% 0.178 151.2)
LABlab(79.71% -54.59 33.95)
LCHlch(79.71% 64.29 148.12)

What #53DF82 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 #53DF82, 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.

#53DF82 Channel Values

How #53DF82 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 223 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 140° · S 69% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 140° · S 63% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #53DF82 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #53DF82

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #53DF82; 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 #53DF82

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #53DF82.

How #53DF82 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#53DF82
Protanopia#CFCF83
Protanomaly#ACD682
Deuteranopia#BFBF87
Deuteranomaly#9FCD85
Tritanopia#6DD6D6
Tritanomaly#63DABA
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #53DF82 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-53df82: #53DF82;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #53DF82;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-53df82': '#53DF82' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.875, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_53df82">#53DF82</color>
SVG fillfill="#53DF82"

More Green Colors

#53DF82 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#53DF82 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #53DF82?

#53DF82 is a light green — rgb(83, 223, 130) in RGB and hsl(140, 69%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.11.

What is the RGB value of #53DF82?

#53DF82 is rgb(83, 223, 130) — red 83, green 223, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #53DF82?

#53DF82 converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 0%, 42%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #53DF82 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #53DF82 scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #53DF82 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #53DF82 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 13.69, which is visibly different.

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