#53BCC6 Color

#53BCC6 is rgb(83, 188, 198) in RGB and hsl(185, 50%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#53BCC6

HEX#53BCC6

RGBrgb(83, 188, 198)

HSLhsl(185, 50%, 55%)

HSVhsv(185, 58%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.097 203.8)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 5%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #53BCC6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #53BCC6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#53BCC6 Complementary#C65C53 Analogous#53C696 Analogous#5383C6 Triadic#C653BC Triadic#BCC653

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #53BCC6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6AC5CD #81CED5 #98D7DD #B3E1E6 #C9EAED #E0F3F5

Shades

#3DADB8 #339199 #2A777E #215E63 #184549 #0E282A

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