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#53cb9f color: Mint Jelly

#53cb9f is rgb(83, 203, 159) in RGB and oklch(76.217% 0.12612 165.849) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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158°
100%

76.2%
0.126
166°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.02:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #53cb9f

#53cb9f is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 76.2% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 166°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.02:1 contrast and black text 10.41:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mint Jelly (#45cea2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #53cb9f mixed with white

  1. 53cb9f
  2. 6ad0a8
  3. 7dd6b2
  4. 8fdbbb
  5. a1e0c5
  6. b1e6ce
  7. c1ebd8
  8. d1f0e2
  9. e0f5eb
  10. f0faf5

Darker: #53cb9f mixed with black

  1. 53cb9f
  2. 47b08a
  3. 3b9675
  4. 307d61
  5. 25654d
  6. 1b4d3b
  7. 113729
  8. 082218
  9. 020f09
  10. 000201

Calmer: #53cb9f with less saturation

  1. 53cb9f
  2. 61c9a1
  3. 6ec6a3
  4. 79c4a5
  5. 83c2a7
  6. 8cbfa8
  7. 94bcaa
  8. 9cbaac
  9. a4b7ae
  10. abb4b0

Questions about #53cb9f

What color is #53cb9f?

#53cb9f is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(83, 203, 159), in HSL hsl(158, 53.57%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.217% 0.12612 165.849).

What colors go well with #53cb9f?

The complementary color of #53cb9f is #eb90c3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8dc471 and #1dcacc. The triadic partners are #aba5fe and #f3976b.

Is white or black text more readable on #53cb9f?

Black text reads better on #53cb9f: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and black gives 10.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53cb9f a warm or cool color?

#53cb9f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 166 degrees, its lightness 76.2% and its chroma 0.126.