#53A9AC Color

#53A9AC is rgb(83, 169, 172) in RGB and hsl(182, 35%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#53A9AC

HEX#53A9AC

RGBrgb(83, 169, 172)

HSLhsl(182, 35%, 50%)

HSVhsv(182, 52%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.083 198.4)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #53A9AC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #53A9AC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#53A9AC Complementary#AC5653 Analogous#53AC82 Analogous#537DAC Triadic#AC53A9 Triadic#A9AC53

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #53A9AC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6BB5B8 #83C1C3 #9BCDCF #B0D8D9 #C8E4E4 #E0F0F0

Shades

#479194 #3D7D7F #326567 #285153 #1C3A3B #122526

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