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#53caa6 color: Diroset

#53caa6 is rgb(83, 202, 166) in RGB and oklch(76.154% 0.11979 170.083) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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162°
100%

76.2%
0.120
170°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.03:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.37:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #53caa6

#53caa6 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 76.2% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 170°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.03:1 contrast and black text 10.37:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Diroset (#5acaa4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #53caa6 mixed with white

  1. 53caa6
  2. 69d0af
  3. 7dd5b7
  4. 8fdac0
  5. a1e0c9
  6. b1e5d2
  7. c1eadb
  8. d1f0e4
  9. e0f5ed
  10. f0faf6

Darker: #53caa6 mixed with black

  1. 53caa6
  2. 47af90
  3. 3b957a
  4. 307c65
  5. 256451
  6. 1b4d3e
  7. 11372b
  8. 08221a
  9. 020f0a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #53caa6 with less saturation

  1. 53caa6
  2. 61c8a7
  3. 6ec6a8
  4. 79c3a9
  5. 82c1ab
  6. 8cbeac
  7. 94bcad
  8. 9cb9ae
  9. a3b7af
  10. abb4b0

Questions about #53caa6

What color is #53caa6?

#53caa6 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Diroset. In RGB it is rgb(83, 202, 166), in HSL hsl(161.85, 52.89%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.154% 0.11979 170.083).

What colors go well with #53caa6?

The complementary color of #53caa6 is #eb91bc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #88c47b and #31c8d0. The triadic partners are #b1a4f8 and #ee9a6a.

Is white or black text more readable on #53caa6?

Black text reads better on #53caa6: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and black gives 10.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53caa6 a warm or cool color?

#53caa6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 170 degrees, its lightness 76.2% and its chroma 0.12.