Close to Kelly Green
#53AE13
#53AE13 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Kelly Green. In RGB it’s made of 32.5% red, 68.2% green, and 7.5% blue. Its hue is 95°, with 80% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #53AE13.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.83:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.43:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.83:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.43:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #53AE13 as they’d see it.
#53AE13 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #53AE13
What color is #53AE13?
#53AE13 is a dark, vivid green, close to the color Kelly Green. In RGB it’s made of 32.5% red, 68.2% green, and 7.5% blue. Its hue is 95°, with 80% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #53AE13 in RGB?
#53AE13 is rgb(83, 174, 19): 83 red, 174 green, and 19 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #53AE13 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(52, 0, 89, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #53AE13?
PANTONE 361 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #53AE13?
Its complement #C579F8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.