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#53dbb2 color: Medium Aquamarine

#53dbb2 is rgb(83, 219, 178) in RGB and oklch(80.625% 0.13256 169.636) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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162°
100%

80.6%
0.133
170°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • emerald-300
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.73:1Hard to read
Lc -35
Black text
12.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 73

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About #53dbb2

#53dbb2 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 80.6% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 170°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.73:1 contrast and black text 12.14:1, 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: #53dbb2 mixed with white

  1. 53dbb2
  2. 6bdfba
  3. 80e3c1
  4. 92e7c9
  5. a3ead0
  6. b4eed8
  7. c4f1e0
  8. d3f5e7
  9. e2f8ef
  10. f1fcf7

Darker: #53dbb2 mixed with black

  1. 53dbb2
  2. 47be9a
  3. 3ba283
  4. 30876d
  5. 256d57
  6. 1b5443
  7. 113c2f
  8. 08261d
  9. 02110c
  10. 000201

Calmer: #53dbb2 with less saturation

  1. 53dbb2
  2. 64d9b3
  3. 73d6b5
  4. 7fd3b6
  5. 8bd1b8
  6. 95ceb9
  7. 9fcbba
  8. a7c8bc
  9. b0c6bd
  10. b8c3be

Questions about #53dbb2

What color is #53dbb2?

#53dbb2 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Medium Aquamarine. In RGB it is rgb(83, 219, 178), in HSL hsl(161.91, 65.38%, 59.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.625% 0.13256 169.636).

What colors go well with #53dbb2?

The complementary color of #53dbb2 is #ff9bcc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #91d581 and #22d9e1. The triadic partners are #beb1ff and #ffa56f.

Is white or black text more readable on #53dbb2?

Black text reads better on #53dbb2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and black gives 12.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53dbb2 a warm or cool color?

#53dbb2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 170 degrees, its lightness 80.6% and its chroma 0.133.