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#53d2cf color: Medium Turquoise

#53d2cf is rgb(83, 210, 207) in RGB and oklch(79.321% 0.11103 192.958) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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179°
100%

79.3%
0.111
193°
  • 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
11.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #53d2cf

#53d2cf is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 79.3% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 193°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.83:1 contrast and black text 11.49:1, 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: #53d2cf mixed with white

  1. 53d2cf
  2. 6bd7d4
  3. 7fdbd9
  4. 91e0dd
  5. a2e5e2
  6. b3e9e7
  7. c3eeec
  8. d2f2f0
  9. e1f6f5
  10. f0fbfa

Darker: #53d2cf mixed with black

  1. 53d2cf
  2. 47b6b4
  3. 3b9b99
  4. 30817f
  5. 256867
  6. 1b504f
  7. 113938
  8. 082423
  9. 021010
  10. 000202

Calmer: #53d2cf with less saturation

  1. 53d2cf
  2. 63d0cd
  3. 71cecb
  4. 7dccc9
  5. 88cac7
  6. 92c7c5
  7. 9bc5c3
  8. a4c3c1
  9. acc0bf
  10. b4bebd

Questions about #53d2cf

What color is #53d2cf?

#53d2cf is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Medium Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(83, 210, 207), in HSL hsl(178.58, 58.53%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.321% 0.11103 192.958).

What colors go well with #53d2cf?

The complementary color of #53d2cf is #fa9da7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #72d2a7 and #5fcbef. The triadic partners are #d5a6ef and #e7b067.

Is white or black text more readable on #53d2cf?

Black text reads better on #53d2cf: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and black gives 11.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53d2cf a warm or cool color?

#53d2cf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 193 degrees, its lightness 79.3% and its chroma 0.111.