Skip to the color picker

#53ada3 color: Dragon Bay

#53ada3 is rgb(83, 173, 163) in RGB and oklch(68.963% 0.08771 185.757) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

173°
100%

69%
0.088
186°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.67:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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 #53ada3

#53ada3 is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 69% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 186°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.67:1 contrast and black text 7.87:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dragon Bay (#5da99f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #53ada3 mixed with white

  1. 53ada3
  2. 67b5ac
  3. 79bdb5
  4. 8bc6be
  5. 9ccec7
  6. add6d0
  7. bdded9
  8. cee6e3
  9. deefec
  10. eff7f5

Darker: #53ada3 mixed with black

  1. 53ada3
  2. 47968d
  3. 3b7f78
  4. 306a63
  5. 25554f
  6. 1b413c
  7. 112d2a
  8. 081b19
  9. 020b0a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #53ada3 with less saturation

  1. 53ada3
  2. 5daba2
  3. 66aaa1
  4. 6ea8a1
  5. 76a6a0
  6. 7da49f
  7. 84a39e
  8. 8aa19d
  9. 909f9d
  10. 969d9c

Questions about #53ada3

What color is #53ada3?

#53ada3 is bright teal. The closest named color is Dragon Bay. In RGB it is rgb(83, 173, 163), in HSL hsl(173.33, 35.43%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.963% 0.08771 185.757).

What colors go well with #53ada3?

The complementary color of #53ada3 is #ca8493. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6dac84 and #53a9be. The triadic partners are #a88dc7 and #c1905f.

Is white or black text more readable on #53ada3?

Black text reads better on #53ada3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and black gives 7.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53ada3 a warm or cool color?

#53ada3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 186 degrees, its lightness 69% and its chroma 0.088.