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#53df67

a balanced, vivid green · cool · closest name: Lime Green

RGB
83, 223, 103
HSL
129°, 69%, 60%
CMYK
63, 0, 54, 13
Luminance
0.5559

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #53df67 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#53df67
Hue
129°
green
Saturation
69%
vivid
Lightness
60%
balanced
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
71%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5559
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
66/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
12.12:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 6.2
Where it sits
Hue129° of 360°
Saturation69%
Lightness60%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool66% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#53df67
RGBrgb(83, 223, 103)
HSLhsl(129, 69%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 0%, 54%, 13%)
LABlab(79.4 -61.8 47.4)
LCHlch(79.4 77.9 142.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.801 0.202 145.9)
Decimal5496679
Display P3color(display-p3 0.325 0.875 0.404)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #53df67;
background-color: #53df67;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53df67] bg-[#53df67]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53df67;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.875, blue: 0.404)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53df67")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF53DF67)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(103, 223, 83)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #53df67 · 12.12:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.73:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.12:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #53df67 as text scores 1.73:1 on white and 12.12:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#53df67 on white: 1.73:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#53df67 on black: 12.12:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E2CC5C
deuteranopia · #D1C070
tritanopia · #2EDAC4

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #53df67 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FBF4
#E8F8EA
#CAF2D0
#A0EDAB
#71E582
#53df67
#26CE3F
#20AC34
#1A8A2A
#176422
#0E3E15
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F3FBF4Darkest = 950 · #0E3E15
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FBF4;
  --brand-100: #E8F8EA;
  --brand-200: #CAF2D0;
  --brand-300: #A0EDAB;
  --brand-400: #71E582;
  --brand-500: #53df67;
  --brand-600: #26CE3F;
  --brand-700: #20AC34;
  --brand-800: #1A8A2A;
  --brand-900: #176422;
  --brand-950: #0E3E15;
  --brand: #53df67;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #53df67

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF5
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDC6
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B56
Captions on the surface
Accent#D34FE3
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#146B21
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAFBEC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142416
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #53df67

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#DF53CB
Analogous left#85DF53
Analogous right#53DFAD
Split-complement 1#AD53DF
Split-complement 2#DF5385
Triadic 1#6753DF
Triadic 2#DF6753
Tetradic#5385DF

RGB percentages

Red32.5%
Green87.5%
Blue40.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan62.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow53.8%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#53df67 text on a black background

contrast 12.12:1

Card sample

#53df67 text on a white background

contrast 1.73:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #53df67;
Background color
Panel with #53df67 background
background-color: #53df67;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #53df67;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 223, 103, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 223, 103, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53df67;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53df67, #53DFC4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #53df67

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#53df67 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#53df67, answered

What color is #53df67?

#53df67 is a balanced vivid green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 6.2). It sits at 129° on the hue wheel with 69% saturation and 60% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #53df67?

rgb(83, 223, 103) — 83 red, 223 green and 103 blue out of 255, or 32.5% / 87.5% / 40.4% by channel.

Is #53df67 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5559 and perceived brightness is 71%, so black text on it reaches 12.12:1.

Should I use black or white text on #53df67?

Black. It scores 12.12:1 against #53df67, versus 1.73:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #53df67?

#DF53CB sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #AD53DF and #DF5385, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #53df67?

For interface work: #F4FAF5 as the surface, #C0EDC6 for borders, #4B9B56 for secondary text, #D34FE3 as an accent and #146B21 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #85DF53 and #53DFAD stays calm, while #DF53CB is the loudest partner.

What is #53df67 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(63%, 0%, 54%, 13%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #53df67 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 66 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #72DF53; nudged cooler, #51E19A.

Work with #53df67 in the Color Lab