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#53cbba

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

RGB
83, 203, 186
HSL
172°, 54%, 56%
CMYK
59, 0, 8, 20
Luminance
0.4810

Every format

HEX#53cbba
RGBrgb(83, 203, 186)
HSLhsl(172, 54%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 8%, 20%)
LABlab(74.9 -37.6 -1.6)
LCHlch(74.9 37.6 182.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.770 0.110 182.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #53cbba;
background-color: #53cbba;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53cbba] bg-[#53cbba]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53cbba;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.796, blue: 0.729)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53cbba")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#53cbba on white: 1.98:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#53cbba on black: 10.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red32.5%
Green79.6%
Blue72.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan59.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow8.4%
Key (black)20.4%

Color previews

#53cbba text on a black background

contrast 10.62:1

Card sample

#53cbba text on a white background

contrast 1.98:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 203, 186, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 203, 186, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53cbba;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53cbba, #538CCB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #53cbba

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #53cbba in the Color Lab