Exploring the Color #53CD6F

#53CD6F sits at 134° on the color wheel, placing it in the green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 55% saturation and 56% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 83, 205, 111 produces a 10.33:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #53CD6F is a distant relative of CSS sea green — about 79 units away from #2E8B57. Designers reach for green hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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