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#53dbb6 color: Celestial Green

#53dbb6 is rgb(83, 219, 182) in RGB and oklch(80.732% 0.12993 171.735) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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164°
100%

80.7%
0.130
172°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • emerald-300
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.72:1Hard to read
Lc -35
Black text
12.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 73

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About #53dbb6

#53dbb6 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 80.7% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.72:1 contrast and black text 12.18:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Celestial Green (#2ddfc1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-300.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #53dbb6 mixed with white

  1. 53dbb6
  2. 6bdfbd
  3. 80e3c4
  4. 92e7cb
  5. a3ead3
  6. b4eeda
  7. c4f1e1
  8. d3f5e9
  9. e2f8f0
  10. f1fcf8

Darker: #53dbb6 mixed with black

  1. 53dbb6
  2. 47be9e
  3. 3ba286
  4. 30876f
  5. 256d59
  6. 1b5444
  7. 113c30
  8. 08261d
  9. 02110c
  10. 000202

Calmer: #53dbb6 with less saturation

  1. 53dbb6
  2. 64d9b7
  3. 73d6b8
  4. 80d4b9
  5. 8bd1ba
  6. 95cebb
  7. 9fcbbc
  8. a8c9bd
  9. b0c6be
  10. b8c3bf

Questions about #53dbb6

What color is #53dbb6?

#53dbb6 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Celestial Green. In RGB it is rgb(83, 219, 182), in HSL hsl(163.68, 65.38%, 59.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.732% 0.12993 171.735).

What colors go well with #53dbb6?

The complementary color of #53dbb6 is #ff9cc9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8fd586 and #2dd8e3. The triadic partners are #c1b0ff and #ffa76e.

Is white or black text more readable on #53dbb6?

Black text reads better on #53dbb6: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and black gives 12.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #53dbb6 a warm or cool color?

#53dbb6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 80.7% and its chroma 0.13.