#53B8C6 Color

#53B8C6 is rgb(83, 184, 198) in RGB and hsl(187, 50%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#53B8C6

HEX#53B8C6

RGBrgb(83, 184, 198)

HSLhsl(187, 50%, 55%)

HSVhsv(187, 58%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.095 207.6)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 7%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #53B8C6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #53B8C6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#53B8C6 Complementary#C66053 Analogous#53C69A Analogous#537FC6 Triadic#C653B8 Triadic#B8C653

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #53B8C6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6AC2CD #81CBD5 #98D5DD #B3E0E6 #C9E9ED #E0F2F5

Shades

#3DA9B8 #338D99 #2A747E #215C63 #184349 #0E272A

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