Palettes / Colors / #53D596

#53D596 — Green

#53D596 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #53D596 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.

#53D596 is a cool 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 #D55392; it also sits naturally between #53D555 and #53D3D5. 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 84% · Blue 59%

Cyan 61% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #53D596

.text { color: #53D596; }
.background { background-color: #53D596; }
.border { border: 3px solid #53D596; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(83, 213, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(151, 61%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #53D596; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(83, 213, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #53D596; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(83, 213, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#53D596">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#53D596">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D55392:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #53D596: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #53D596

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 #53D596 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 #53D596 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #53D596?

#53D596 is Green, a green color (RGB 83, 213, 150). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #53D596?

#53D596 is RGB 83, 213, 150 — HSL 151°, 61%, 58% — CMYK 61%, 0%, 30%, 16%.

What colors go with #53D596?

Its complement is #D55392; analogous partners are #53D555 and #53D3D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #53D596 for text?

Black text on #53D596 has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.