Palettes / Colors / #53EA85
#53EA85 — Vivid Green
#53EA85 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #53EA85 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.
#53EA85 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 #EA53B7; it also sits naturally between #6CEA53 and #53EAD0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #53EA85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 83, 234, 133 |
| HSL | 140°, 78%, 62% |
| HSV | 140°, 65%, 92% |
| CMYK | 65%, 0%, 43%, 8% |
| XYZ | 37.22, 62.38, 32.27 |
| Yxy | 62.38, 0.2823, 0.4730 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.11, -61.40, 37.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.98, -50.66, 27.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 33% · Green 92% · Blue 52%
Cyan 65% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 43% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #53EA85
.text { color: #53EA85; }
.background { background-color: #53EA85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #53EA85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(83, 234, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(140, 78%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #53EA85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(83, 234, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #53EA85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(83, 234, 133, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#53EA85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#53EA85">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EA53B7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.48:1 AAA |
Best text color on #53EA85: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #53EA85
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #53EA85: ·
How #53EA85 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 #53EA85 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #53EA85?
#53EA85 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 83, 234, 133). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #53EA85?
#53EA85 is RGB 83, 234, 133 — HSL 140°, 78%, 62% — CMYK 65%, 0%, 43%, 8%.
What colors go with #53EA85?
Its complement is #EA53B7; analogous partners are #6CEA53 and #53EAD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #53EA85 for text?
Black text on #53EA85 has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.