#53A8AC Color

#53A8AC is rgb(83, 168, 172) in RGB and hsl(183, 35%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#53A8AC

HEX#53A8AC

RGBrgb(83, 168, 172)

HSLhsl(183, 35%, 50%)

HSVhsv(183, 52%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.082 199.5)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 2%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #53A8AC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.78:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #53A8AC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#53A8AC Complementary#AC5753 Analogous#53AC84 Analogous#537BAC Triadic#AC53A8 Triadic#A8AC53

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #53A8AC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BB4B8 #83C0C3 #9BCCCF #B0D7D9 #C8E3E4 #E0EFF0

Shades

#479094 #3D7C7F #326567 #285053 #1C393B #122526

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