#53BDE4 Color

#53BDE4 is rgb(83, 189, 228) in RGB and hsl(196, 73%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#53BDE4

HEX#53BDE4

RGBrgb(83, 189, 228)

HSLhsl(196, 73%, 61%)

HSVhsv(196, 64%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.112 225.5)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 17%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #53BDE4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.15:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #53BDE4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#53BDE4 Complementary#E47A53 Analogous#53E4C2 Analogous#5375E4 Triadic#E453BD Triadic#BDE453

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #53BDE4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#69C6E8 #83D0EC #9AD8EF #B0E1F3 #C6E9F6 #E0F3FA

Shades

#30B0DF #1F9AC7 #197EA3 #13607C #0E4458 #082935

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