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Recognised as Colour

#53B256

  • #53B256
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#53B256 is a green with RGB values 83, 178, 86 and HSL 122°, 38%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#53B256#53B256
HEX#53B256
RGBrgb(83, 178, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.698, 0.3373
RGB percentages32.5%, 69.8%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(121.9, 38.2%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(121.9, 53.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK53.4%, 0%, 51.7%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,485,142
CSS custom property--colour: #53B256;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#AC4DA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A44Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A89B5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Tritanopia#44AE9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.1Forest green · ΔE 16.3Light green · ΔE 21.4Green · ΔE 22.7Sea green · ΔE 24Olivedrab · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B253AF
Analogous#80B253, #53B285
Triadic#5653B2, #B25653
Split complementary#8553B2, #B25380
Tetradic#5380B2, #B253AF, #B28553

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0F1E0
Lighter +30%#BDE1BE
Lighter +20%#99D29B
Lighter +10%#76C279
Darker −10%#419143
Darker −20%#316E33
Darker −30%#214B23
Darker −40%#122712
More saturated +25%#34D139
Less saturated −25%#729373

Channel breakdown

R83
G178
B86
Red83 (32.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue121.89°
Saturation (HSL)38.15%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G B2 · B 56

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