Skip to the color picker

#53ae85 color: Green Tourmaline

#53ae85 is rgb(83, 174, 133) in RGB and oklch(68.35% 0.10746 162.11) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

153°
100%

68.3%
0.107
162°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.71:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #53ae85

#53ae85 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 68.3% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 162°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.71:1 contrast and black text 7.76:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Green Tourmaline (#5eab81). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #53ae85 mixed with white

  1. 53ae85
  2. 67b691
  3. 79be9c
  4. 8bc6a8
  5. 9ccfb4
  6. add7c1
  7. bddfcd
  8. cee7d9
  9. deefe6
  10. eff7f2

Darker: #53ae85 mixed with black

  1. 53ae85
  2. 479773
  3. 3b8061
  4. 306a50
  5. 255540
  6. 1b4130
  7. 112e21
  8. 081c13
  9. 020b06
  10. 000101

Calmer: #53ae85 with less saturation

  1. 53ae85
  2. 5dac87
  3. 66aa89
  4. 6ea88b
  5. 75a68d
  6. 7ca48f
  7. 82a291
  8. 88a093
  9. 8e9e95
  10. 949b97

Questions about #53ae85

What color is #53ae85?

#53ae85 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Green Tourmaline. In RGB it is rgb(83, 174, 133), in HSL hsl(152.97, 35.97%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.35% 0.10746 162.11).

What colors go well with #53ae85?

The complementary color of #53ae85 is #c77eac. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #80a760 and #2caeaa. The triadic partners are #8f91da and #d18263.

Is white or black text more readable on #53ae85?

Black text reads better on #53ae85: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and black gives 7.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53ae85 a warm or cool color?

#53ae85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 162 degrees, its lightness 68.3% and its chroma 0.107.