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#53d2ce color: Medium Turquoise

#53d2ce is rgb(83, 210, 206) in RGB and oklch(79.288% 0.11115 192.23) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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178°
100%

79.3%
0.111
192°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.83:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.48:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #53d2ce

#53d2ce is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 79.3% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 192°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.83:1 contrast and black text 11.48:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #53d2ce mixed with white

  1. 53d2ce
  2. 6bd7d3
  3. 7fdbd8
  4. 91e0dd
  5. a2e5e1
  6. b3e9e6
  7. c3eeeb
  8. d2f2f0
  9. e1f6f5
  10. f0fbfa

Darker: #53d2ce mixed with black

  1. 53d2ce
  2. 47b6b3
  3. 3b9b98
  4. 30817f
  5. 256866
  6. 1b504e
  7. 113938
  8. 082423
  9. 02100f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #53d2ce with less saturation

  1. 53d2ce
  2. 63d0cc
  3. 71ceca
  4. 7dccc8
  5. 88cac7
  6. 92c7c5
  7. 9bc5c3
  8. a4c3c1
  9. acc0bf
  10. b4bebd

Questions about #53d2ce

What color is #53d2ce?

#53d2ce is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Medium Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(83, 210, 206), in HSL hsl(178.11, 58.53%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.288% 0.11115 192.23).

What colors go well with #53d2ce?

The complementary color of #53d2ce is #fa9da8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #73d2a6 and #5ecbef. The triadic partners are #d4a7ef and #e8b067.

Is white or black text more readable on #53d2ce?

Black text reads better on #53d2ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and black gives 11.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53d2ce a warm or cool color?

#53d2ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 192 degrees, its lightness 79.3% and its chroma 0.111.