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#53ba66 color: Forest Maid

#53ba66 is rgb(83, 186, 102) in RGB and oklch(70.741% 0.15392 147.557) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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131°
100%

70.7%
0.154
148°
  • Green
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.45:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.58:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #53ba66

#53ba66 is a bright light green color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 148°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.45:1 contrast and black text 8.58:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Forest Maid (#52b963). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light green colors

Lighter: #53ba66 mixed with white

  1. 53ba66
  2. 67c176
  3. 7ac885
  4. 8ccf94
  5. 9dd6a3
  6. aeddb3
  7. bee4c2
  8. ceebd1
  9. dff2e0
  10. eff8f0

Darker: #53ba66 mixed with black

  1. 53ba66
  2. 47a158
  3. 3b894a
  4. 30723c
  5. 255c2f
  6. 1b4623
  7. 113217
  8. 081e0c
  9. 020d04
  10. 000200

Calmer: #53ba66 with less saturation

  1. 53ba66
  2. 5eb86d
  3. 68b673
  4. 71b379
  5. 79b180
  6. 80ae85
  7. 87ac8b
  8. 8ea991
  9. 95a696
  10. 9ba39b

Questions about #53ba66

What color is #53ba66?

#53ba66 is bright light green. The closest named color is Forest Maid. In RGB it is rgb(83, 186, 102), in HSL hsl(131.07, 42.74%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.741% 0.15392 147.557).

What colors go well with #53ba66?

The complementary color of #53ba66 is #d37bd1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9aac22 and #00bea0. The triadic partners are #779bff and #f1766a.

Is white or black text more readable on #53ba66?

Black text reads better on #53ba66: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and black gives 8.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53ba66 a warm or cool color?

#53ba66 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 148 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.154.