#53B9E4 Color

#53B9E4 is rgb(83, 185, 228) in RGB and hsl(198, 73%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#53B9E4

HEX#53B9E4

RGBrgb(83, 185, 228)

HSLhsl(198, 73%, 61%)

HSVhsv(198, 64%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.112 228.8)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 19%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #53B9E4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #53B9E4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#53B9E4 Complementary#E47F53 Analogous#53E4C7 Analogous#5370E4 Triadic#E453B9 Triadic#B9E453

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #53B9E4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#69C2E8 #83CCEC #9AD5EF #B0DFF3 #C6E8F6 #E0F2FA

Shades

#30AADF #1F94C7 #197AA3 #135C7C #0E4258 #082835

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