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#53cbaf

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise

RGB
83, 203, 175
HSL
166°, 54%, 56%
CMYK
59, 0, 14, 20
Luminance
0.4765

Every format

HEX#53cbaf
RGBrgb(83, 203, 175)
HSLhsl(166, 54%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 14%, 20%)
LABlab(74.6 -40.3 4.0)
LCHlch(74.6 40.5 174.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.766 0.115 175.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #53cbaf;
background-color: #53cbaf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53cbaf] bg-[#53cbaf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53cbaf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.796, blue: 0.686)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53cbaf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#53cbaf on white: 1.99:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#53cbaf on black: 10.53:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red32.5%
Green79.6%
Blue68.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan59.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow13.8%
Key (black)20.4%

Color previews

#53cbaf text on a black background

contrast 10.53:1

Card sample

#53cbaf text on a white background

contrast 1.99:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 203, 175, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 203, 175, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53cbaf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53cbaf, #5397CB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #53cbaf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #53cbaf in the Color Lab