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#53afb4

a balanced, soft cyan · cool · closest name: teal

RGB
83, 175, 180
HSL
183°, 39%, 52%
CMYK
54, 3, 0, 29
Luminance
0.3579

Every format

HEX#53afb4
RGBrgb(83, 175, 180)
HSLhsl(183, 39%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 3%, 0%, 29%)
LABlab(66.4 -25.8 -10.9)
LCHlch(66.4 28.0 202.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.700 0.087 200.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #53afb4;
background-color: #53afb4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53afb4] bg-[#53afb4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53afb4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.686, blue: 0.706)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53afb4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#53afb4 on white: 2.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#53afb4 on black: 8.16:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red32.5%
Green68.6%
Blue70.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan53.9%
Magenta2.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)29.4%

Color previews

#53afb4 text on a black background

contrast 8.16:1

Card sample

#53afb4 text on a white background

contrast 2.57:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #53afb4;
Background color
Panel with #53afb4 background
background-color: #53afb4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #53afb4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 175, 180, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 175, 180, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53afb4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53afb4, #536EB4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #53afb4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #53afb4 in the Color Lab