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#53C6AB Color

#53C6AB is rgb(83, 198, 171) in RGB, hsl(166, 50%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 0%, 14%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#53C6AB
HEX#53C6AB
RGBrgb(83, 198, 171)
HSLhsl(166, 50%, 55%)
HSVhsv(166, 58%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 14%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.112 175.1)
LABlab(72.81% -39.00 3.30)
LCHlch(72.81% 39.14 175.16)

What #53C6AB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #53C6AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 5.44Keppel#3AB09EΔE 8.95Zomp#39A78EΔE 11.11Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 11.32Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.82Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 12.19

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#53C6AB Channel Values

How #53C6AB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 83 · G 198 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 50% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 58% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #53C6AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #53C6AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #53C6AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #53C6AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#53C6AB
Complementary
#C6536E
Analogous
#53C671
Analogous
#53A7C6
Triadic
#AB53C6
Triadic
#C6AB53
Split comp.
#C653A7
Split comp.
#C67153

Tints & Shades of #53C6AB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6ACDB6
#81D5C1
#98DDCD
#B3E6DA
#C9EDE5
#E0F5F0

Shades

#3DB89B
#339981
#2A7E6B
#216354
#18493D
#0E2A24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #53C6AB.

How #53C6AB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#53C6AB
Protanopia#B9B9AB
Protanomaly#9ABEAB
Deuteranopia#ABABAD
Deuteranomaly#90B6AD
Tritanopia#5CC3C3
Tritanomaly#58C4BA
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #53C6AB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-53c6ab: #53C6AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #53C6AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-53c6ab': '#53C6AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.776, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_53c6ab">#53C6AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#53C6AB"

More Green Colors

#53C6AB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#53C6AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #53C6AB?

#53C6AB is a mid-tone green — rgb(83, 198, 171) in RGB and hsl(166, 50%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #53C6AB?

#53C6AB is rgb(83, 198, 171) — red 83, green 198, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #53C6AB?

#53C6AB converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 0%, 14%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #53C6AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #53C6AB scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #53C6AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #53C6AB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 5.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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