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#53d4ce color: Medium Turquoise

#53d4ce is rgb(83, 212, 206) in RGB and oklch(79.764% 0.11271 190.827) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

79.8%
0.113
191°
  • 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
11.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 71

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About #53d4ce

#53d4ce is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 79.8% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 191°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.8:1 contrast and black text 11.68:1, 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: #53d4ce mixed with white

  1. 53d4ce
  2. 6bd9d3
  3. 7fddd8
  4. 91e1dd
  5. a3e6e1
  6. b3eae6
  7. c3eeeb
  8. d2f3f0
  9. e1f7f5
  10. f0fbfa

Darker: #53d4ce mixed with black

  1. 53d4ce
  2. 47b8b3
  3. 3b9d98
  4. 30837f
  5. 256966
  6. 1b514e
  7. 113a38
  8. 082423
  9. 02100f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #53d4ce with less saturation

  1. 53d4ce
  2. 64d2cc
  3. 72d0cb
  4. 7ecec9
  5. 89cbc7
  6. 93c9c5
  7. 9cc7c4
  8. a5c4c2
  9. adc2c0
  10. b5bfbf

Questions about #53d4ce

What color is #53d4ce?

#53d4ce is bright light teal. The closest named color is Medium Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(83, 212, 206), in HSL hsl(177.21, 60%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.764% 0.11271 190.827).

What colors go well with #53d4ce?

The complementary color of #53d4ce is #fc9eab. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #76d4a5 and #5ccef0. The triadic partners are #d4a8f3 and #ebb068.

Is white or black text more readable on #53d4ce?

Black text reads better on #53d4ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and black gives 11.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53d4ce a warm or cool color?

#53d4ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 191 degrees, its lightness 79.8% and its chroma 0.113.