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#53d3aa color: Mint Jelly

#53d3aa is rgb(83, 211, 170) in RGB and oklch(78.464% 0.12825 168.585) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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161°
100%

78.5%
0.128
169°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.86:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.27:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #53d3aa

#53d3aa is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 78.5% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 169°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.86:1 contrast and black text 11.27:1, 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: #53d3aa mixed with white

  1. 53d3aa
  2. 6ad8b2
  3. 7edcbb
  4. 91e1c3
  5. a2e5cb
  6. b2ead4
  7. c2eedc
  8. d2f2e5
  9. e1f7ee
  10. f0fbf6

Darker: #53d3aa mixed with black

  1. 53d3aa
  2. 47b793
  3. 3b9c7d
  4. 308268
  5. 256953
  6. 1b513f
  7. 113a2d
  8. 08241b
  9. 02100b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #53d3aa with less saturation

  1. 53d3aa
  2. 63d1ac
  3. 70cead
  4. 7cccae
  5. 87c9b0
  6. 90c7b1
  7. 99c4b3
  8. a2c1b4
  9. aabeb6
  10. b1bcb7

Questions about #53d3aa

What color is #53d3aa?

#53d3aa is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(83, 211, 170), in HSL hsl(160.78, 59.26%, 57.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.464% 0.12825 168.585).

What colors go well with #53d3aa?

The complementary color of #53d3aa is #f596c6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8ecc7b and #24d1d7. The triadic partners are #b6abff and #fb9f6d.

Is white or black text more readable on #53d3aa?

Black text reads better on #53d3aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and black gives 11.27:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53d3aa a warm or cool color?

#53d3aa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 169 degrees, its lightness 78.5% and its chroma 0.128.