Palettes / Colors / #53C021

#53C021 — Green

#53C021 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color OliveDrab (#6B8E23). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olivedrab (#6B8E23) — not an exact match. CSS olivedrab gives you #6B8E23, a different color; use #53C021 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#53C021 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8D21C0; it also sits naturally between #A3C021 and #21C03E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 33% · Green 75% · Blue 13%

Cyan 57% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 83% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #53C021

.text { color: #53C021; }
.background { background-color: #53C021; }
.border { border: 3px solid #53C021; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(83, 192, 33); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(101, 71%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #53C021; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(83, 192, 33, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #53C021; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(83, 192, 33, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#53C021">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#53C021">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8D21C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #53C021: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #53C021

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #53C021 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #53C021 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #53C020  ·  #53C022 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #53C021?

#53C021 is Green, a green color (RGB 83, 192, 33). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #53C021?

#53C021 is RGB 83, 192, 33 — HSL 101°, 71%, 44% — CMYK 57%, 0%, 83%, 25%.

What colors go with #53C021?

Its complement is #8D21C0; analogous partners are #A3C021 and #21C03E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #53C021 for text?

Black text on #53C021 has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.