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#53cd9f color: Mint Jelly

#53cd9f is rgb(83, 205, 159) in RGB and oklch(76.709% 0.12873 165.144) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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157°
100%

76.7%
0.129
165°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.98:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #53cd9f

#53cd9f is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 76.7% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 165°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.98:1 contrast and black text 10.6:1, 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: #53cd9f mixed with white

  1. 53cd9f
  2. 6ad2a8
  3. 7dd7b2
  4. 90ddbb
  5. a1e2c5
  6. b1e7ce
  7. c1ecd8
  8. d1f1e2
  9. e1f5eb
  10. f0faf5

Darker: #53cd9f mixed with black

  1. 53cd9f
  2. 47b28a
  3. 3b9875
  4. 307e61
  5. 25664d
  6. 1b4e3b
  7. 113829
  8. 082318
  9. 020f09
  10. 000201

Calmer: #53cd9f with less saturation

  1. 53cd9f
  2. 62cba1
  3. 6ec8a3
  4. 79c6a5
  5. 83c3a7
  6. 8dc1a9
  7. 95beab
  8. 9dbcad
  9. a5b9af
  10. acb6b1

Questions about #53cd9f

What color is #53cd9f?

#53cd9f is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(83, 205, 159), in HSL hsl(157.38, 54.95%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.709% 0.12873 165.144).

What colors go well with #53cd9f?

The complementary color of #53cd9f is #ed91c6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8fc670 and #14cccd. The triadic partners are #aba7ff and #f7986c.

Is white or black text more readable on #53cd9f?

Black text reads better on #53cd9f: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and black gives 10.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53cd9f a warm or cool color?

#53cd9f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 165 degrees, its lightness 76.7% and its chroma 0.129.