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#53d3cc color: Medium Turquoise

#53d3cc is rgb(83, 211, 204) in RGB and oklch(79.461% 0.11226 190.086) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

79.5%
0.112
190°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.82:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.56:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #53d3cc

#53d3cc is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 79.5% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 190°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.82:1 contrast and black text 11.56:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light teal colors

Lighter: #53d3cc mixed with white

  1. 53d3cc
  2. 6bd8d1
  3. 7fdcd6
  4. 91e1db
  5. a2e5e0
  6. b3eae5
  7. c3eeea
  8. d2f2f0
  9. e1f7f5
  10. f0fbfa

Darker: #53d3cc mixed with black

  1. 53d3cc
  2. 47b7b1
  3. 3b9c97
  4. 30827e
  5. 256965
  6. 1b514e
  7. 113a37
  8. 082422
  9. 02100f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #53d3cc with less saturation

  1. 53d3cc
  2. 64d1ca
  3. 71cfc9
  4. 7dcdc7
  5. 88cac6
  6. 92c8c4
  7. 9cc6c2
  8. a4c3c1
  9. adc1bf
  10. b4bebd

Questions about #53d3cc

What color is #53d3cc?

#53d3cc is bright light teal. The closest named color is Medium Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(83, 211, 204), in HSL hsl(176.72, 59.26%, 57.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.461% 0.11226 190.086).

What colors go well with #53d3cc?

The complementary color of #53d3cc is #fb9dab. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #76d2a3 and #5bcdee. The triadic partners are #d2a8f2 and #eaaf68.

Is white or black text more readable on #53d3cc?

Black text reads better on #53d3cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and black gives 11.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53d3cc a warm or cool color?

#53d3cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 190 degrees, its lightness 79.5% and its chroma 0.112.