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#53d4cb color: Medium Turquoise

#53d4cb is rgb(83, 212, 203) in RGB and oklch(79.667% 0.1133 188.697) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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176°
100%

79.7%
0.113
189°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.80:1Hard to read
Lc -37
Black text
11.65:1Readable · AA
Lc 71

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About #53d4cb

#53d4cb is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 79.7% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 189°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.8:1 contrast and black text 11.65:1, 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: #53d4cb mixed with white

  1. 53d4cb
  2. 6bd9d0
  3. 7fddd5
  4. 91e1da
  5. a3e6e0
  6. b3eae5
  7. c3eeea
  8. d2f3ef
  9. e1f7f4
  10. f0fbfa

Darker: #53d4cb mixed with black

  1. 53d4cb
  2. 47b8b0
  3. 3b9d96
  4. 30837d
  5. 256965
  6. 1b514d
  7. 113a37
  8. 082422
  9. 02100f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #53d4cb with less saturation

  1. 53d4cb
  2. 64d2ca
  3. 72d0c8
  4. 7ecec7
  5. 89cbc5
  6. 93c9c4
  7. 9cc7c2
  8. a5c4c1
  9. adc2bf
  10. b5bfbe

Questions about #53d4cb

What color is #53d4cb?

#53d4cb is bright light teal. The closest named color is Medium Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(83, 212, 203), in HSL hsl(175.81, 60%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.667% 0.1133 188.697).

What colors go well with #53d4cb?

The complementary color of #53d4cb is #fb9dae. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #78d3a2 and #59ceee. The triadic partners are #d2a9f4 and #ecaf69.

Is white or black text more readable on #53d4cb?

Black text reads better on #53d4cb: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and black gives 11.65:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53d4cb a warm or cool color?

#53d4cb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 189 degrees, its lightness 79.7% and its chroma 0.113.