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#53EE53 Color

#53EE53 is rgb(83, 238, 83) in RGB, hsl(120, 82%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 0%, 65%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Screamin' Green (#66FF66), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#53EE53
HEX#53EE53
RGBrgb(83, 238, 83)
HSLhsl(120, 82%, 63%)
HSVhsv(120, 65%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 65%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.235 143.1)
LABlab(83.83% -63.93 59.85)
LCHlch(83.83% 87.57 136.89)

What #53EE53 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 #53EE53, 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.

#53EE53 Channel Values

How #53EE53 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 238 · B 838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 82% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 65% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #53EE53 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #53EE53

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #53EE53; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #53EE53

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 #53EE53.

How #53EE53 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#53EE53
Protanopia#DDDD55
Protanomaly#B6E454
Deuteranopia#CCCC5C
Deuteranomaly#A9DA59
Tritanopia#77E2E2
Tritanomaly#6AE7BA
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #53EE53 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-53ee53: #53EE53;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #53EE53;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-53ee53': '#53EE53' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.933, blue: 0.325)
Android XML<color name="color_53ee53">#53EE53</color>
SVG fillfill="#53EE53"

More Green Colors

#53EE53 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#53EE53 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #53EE53?

#53EE53 is a light green — rgb(83, 238, 83) in RGB and hsl(120, 82%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Screamin' Green (#66FF66), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.89.

What is the RGB value of #53EE53?

#53EE53 is rgb(83, 238, 83) — red 83, green 238, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #53EE53?

#53EE53 converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 0%, 65%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #53EE53 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #53EE53 scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #53EE53 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #53EE53 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 11.35, which is visibly different.

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