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#53adb2 color: Blue Turquoise

#53adb2 is rgb(83, 173, 178) in RGB and oklch(69.471% 0.08602 200.242) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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183°
100%

69.5%
0.086
200°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #53adb2

#53adb2 is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 69.5% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 200°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.63:1 contrast and black text 7.99:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Turquoise (#50abae). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #53adb2 mixed with white

  1. 53adb2
  2. 67b5ba
  3. 7abdc1
  4. 8bc6c9
  5. 9cced0
  6. add6d8
  7. bedee0
  8. cee6e8
  9. deefef
  10. eff7f7

Darker: #53adb2 mixed with black

  1. 53adb2
  2. 47969a
  3. 3b7f83
  4. 306a6d
  5. 255557
  6. 1b4143
  7. 112d2f
  8. 081b1d
  9. 020b0c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #53adb2 with less saturation

  1. 53adb2
  2. 5dacb0
  3. 67aaae
  4. 6fa8ac
  5. 77a7aa
  6. 7ea5a7
  7. 85a4a5
  8. 8ba2a3
  9. 91a0a1
  10. 979e9f

Questions about #53adb2

What color is #53adb2?

#53adb2 is bright cyan. The closest named color is Blue Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(83, 173, 178), in HSL hsl(183.16, 38.15%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.471% 0.08602 200.242).

What colors go well with #53adb2?

The complementary color of #53adb2 is #cd8786. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #61ae95 and #61a7c8. The triadic partners are #b58bbe and #b9975d.

Is white or black text more readable on #53adb2?

Black text reads better on #53adb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and black gives 7.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53adb2 a warm or cool color?

#53adb2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 200 degrees, its lightness 69.5% and its chroma 0.086.