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Recognised as Colour

#53C538

  • #53C538
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#53C538 is a green with RGB values 83, 197, 56 and HSL 109°, 56%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#53C538#53C538
HEX#53C538
RGBrgb(83, 197, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.7725, 0.2196
RGB percentages32.5%, 77.3%, 22%
HSLhsl(108.5, 55.7%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108.5, 71.6%, 77.3%)
CMYK57.9%, 0%, 71.6%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,489,976
CSS custom property--colour: #53C538;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#AC3AC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB320no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCAA46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Tritanopia#45BFA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 10.4Yellow green · ΔE 22.1Forest green · ΔE 25.3Green · ΔE 26.6Spring green · ΔE 28.3Light green · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA38C5
Analogous#9AC538, #38C564
Triadic#3853C5, #C53853
Split complementary#6438C5, #C5389A
Tetradic#389AC5, #AA38C5, #C56338

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBF3D6
Lighter +30%#B9E8AE
Lighter +20%#97DD86
Lighter +10%#75D15F
Darker −10%#429D2D
Darker −20%#327621
Darker −30%#214E16
Darker −40%#10260B
More saturated +25%#3FE518
Less saturated −25%#67A558

Channel breakdown

R83
G197
B56
Red83 (32.5%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue108.51°
Saturation (HSL)55.73%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G C5 · B 38

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