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#53aeac color: Blue Turquoise

#53aeac is rgb(83, 174, 172) in RGB and oklch(69.504% 0.08679 193.413) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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179°
100%

69.5%
0.087
193°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.02:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #53aeac

#53aeac is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 69.5% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 193°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.62:1 contrast and black text 8.02:1, 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: #53aeac mixed with white

  1. 53aeac
  2. 67b6b4
  3. 7abebc
  4. 8bc6c4
  5. 9ccecd
  6. add6d5
  7. bedfdd
  8. cee7e6
  9. deefee
  10. eff7f6

Darker: #53aeac mixed with black

  1. 53aeac
  2. 479795
  3. 3b807f
  4. 306a69
  5. 255554
  6. 1b4140
  7. 112e2d
  8. 081c1b
  9. 020b0b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #53aeac with less saturation

  1. 53aeac
  2. 5dacaa
  3. 67aba9
  4. 6fa9a7
  5. 77a8a6
  6. 7ea6a4
  7. 85a4a3
  8. 8ba2a1
  9. 91a0a0
  10. 979f9e

Questions about #53aeac

What color is #53aeac?

#53aeac is bright cyan. The closest named color is Blue Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(83, 174, 172), in HSL hsl(178.68, 35.97%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.504% 0.08679 193.413).

What colors go well with #53aeac?

The complementary color of #53aeac is #cd868d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #67ae8e and #5ba9c4. The triadic partners are #b08dc3 and #be955e.

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

Black text reads better on #53aeac: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and black gives 8.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53aeac a warm or cool color?

#53aeac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 193 degrees, its lightness 69.5% and its chroma 0.087.