Skip to the color picker

#53a8a2 color: Paradise Island

#53a8a2 is rgb(83, 168, 162) in RGB and oklch(67.709% 0.08305 189.291) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

176°
100%

67.7%
0.083
189°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.80:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #53a8a2

#53a8a2 is a soft teal color. In OKLCH it has 67.7% lightness, 0.083 chroma and a hue of 189°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.8:1 contrast and black text 7.49:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Paradise Island (#5aa7a0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #53a8a2 mixed with white

  1. 53a8a2
  2. 67b1ab
  3. 79b9b4
  4. 8ac2bd
  5. 9bcbc6
  6. acd3d0
  7. bddcd9
  8. cde5e2
  9. deedec
  10. eef6f5

Darker: #53a8a2 mixed with black

  1. 53a8a2
  2. 47928c
  3. 3b7c77
  4. 306763
  5. 25524f
  6. 1b3f3c
  7. 112c2a
  8. 081a19
  9. 020a0a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #53a8a2 with less saturation

  1. 53a8a2
  2. 5ca6a1
  3. 65a5a0
  4. 6da39f
  5. 74a29e
  6. 7aa09d
  7. 819e9c
  8. 879d9a
  9. 8c9b99
  10. 929998

Questions about #53a8a2

What color is #53a8a2?

#53a8a2 is soft teal. The closest named color is Paradise Island. In RGB it is rgb(83, 168, 162), in HSL hsl(175.76, 33.86%, 49.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.709% 0.08305 189.291).

What colors go well with #53a8a2?

The complementary color of #53a8a2 is #c4828c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #68a785 and #56a4ba. The triadic partners are #a789be and #b98e5e.

Is white or black text more readable on #53a8a2?

Black text reads better on #53a8a2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and black gives 7.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53a8a2 a warm or cool color?

#53a8a2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 189 degrees, its lightness 67.7% and its chroma 0.083.