#53999D Color

#53999D is rgb(83, 153, 157) in RGB and hsl(183, 31%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#53999D

HEX#53999D

RGBrgb(83, 153, 157)

HSLhsl(183, 31%, 47%)

HSVhsv(183, 47%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.071 200.4)

CMYKcmyk(47%, 3%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #53999D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.41:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #53999D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#53999D Complementary#9D5653 Analogous#539D7C Analogous#53749D Triadic#9D5399 Triadic#999D53

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #53999D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#65AAAE #80B9BC #97C6C8 #AFD3D5 #C6E0E1 #E1EEEF

Shades

#488689 #3E7275 #335F61 #274849 #1C3435 #122121

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