#53A8B2 Color

#53A8B2 is rgb(83, 168, 178) in RGB and hsl(186, 38%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#53A8B2

HEX#53A8B2

RGBrgb(83, 168, 178)

HSLhsl(186, 38%, 51%)

HSVhsv(186, 53%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.083 205.6)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 6%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #53A8B2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.76:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #53A8B2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#53A8B2 Complementary#B25C53 Analogous#53B28C Analogous#5379B2 Triadic#B253A8 Triadic#A8B253

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #53A8B2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BB4BD #80BFC6 #99CCD1 #B2D8DC #CAE4E7 #DFEFF1

Shades

#46929B #3C7E86 #31676D #265054 #1B393C #112527

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