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#53daa5 color: Medium Aquamarine

#53daa5 is rgb(83, 218, 165) in RGB and oklch(80.053% 0.14089 163.794) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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156°
100%

80.1%
0.141
164°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • emerald-300
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.76:1Hard to read
Lc -36
Black text
11.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 72

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About #53daa5

#53daa5 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 80.1% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.76:1 contrast and black text 11.94:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66ddaa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-300.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #53daa5 mixed with white

  1. 53daa5
  2. 6bdeae
  3. 7fe2b7
  4. 92e6c0
  5. a3eac9
  6. b3edd2
  7. c3f1db
  8. d3f5e4
  9. e2f8ed
  10. f0fcf6

Darker: #53daa5 mixed with black

  1. 53daa5
  2. 47bd8f
  3. 3ba279
  4. 308765
  5. 256c51
  6. 1b543d
  7. 113c2b
  8. 08251a
  9. 02110a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #53daa5 with less saturation

  1. 53daa5
  2. 64d7a8
  3. 72d5aa
  4. 7fd2ad
  5. 8ad0af
  6. 94cdb2
  7. 9dcab4
  8. a6c7b7
  9. aec4b9
  10. b6c1bb

Questions about #53daa5

What color is #53daa5?

#53daa5 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Medium Aquamarine. In RGB it is rgb(83, 218, 165), in HSL hsl(156.44, 64.59%, 59.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.053% 0.14089 163.794).

What colors go well with #53daa5?

The complementary color of #53daa5 is #fd98d4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #98d171 and #00dad8. The triadic partners are #b4b2ff and #ff9e70.

Is white or black text more readable on #53daa5?

Black text reads better on #53daa5: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and black gives 11.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53daa5 a warm or cool color?

#53daa5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 80.1% and its chroma 0.141.