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#53d4cf color: Medium Turquoise

#53d4cf is rgb(83, 212, 207) in RGB and oklch(79.796% 0.11255 191.542) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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178°
100%

79.8%
0.113
192°
  • Cyan
  • 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
11.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 71

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About #53d4cf

#53d4cf is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 79.8% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 192°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.8:1 contrast and black text 11.69:1, 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: #53d4cf mixed with white

  1. 53d4cf
  2. 6bd9d4
  3. 7fddd9
  4. 91e1dd
  5. a3e6e2
  6. b3eae7
  7. c3eeec
  8. d2f3f0
  9. e1f7f5
  10. f0fbfa

Darker: #53d4cf mixed with black

  1. 53d4cf
  2. 47b8b4
  3. 3b9d99
  4. 30837f
  5. 256967
  6. 1b514f
  7. 113a38
  8. 082423
  9. 021010
  10. 000202

Calmer: #53d4cf with less saturation

  1. 53d4cf
  2. 64d2cd
  3. 72d0cb
  4. 7ececa
  5. 89cbc8
  6. 93c9c6
  7. 9cc7c4
  8. a5c4c2
  9. adc2c1
  10. b5bfbf

Questions about #53d4cf

What color is #53d4cf?

#53d4cf is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Medium Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(83, 212, 207), in HSL hsl(177.67, 60%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.796% 0.11255 191.542).

What colors go well with #53d4cf?

The complementary color of #53d4cf is #fc9eaa. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #75d4a6 and #5dcdf0. The triadic partners are #d5a8f2 and #eab168.

Is white or black text more readable on #53d4cf?

Black text reads better on #53d4cf: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and black gives 11.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53d4cf a warm or cool color?

#53d4cf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 192 degrees, its lightness 79.8% and its chroma 0.113.