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#53cdba

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

RGB
83, 205, 186
HSL
171°, 55%, 57%
CMYK
60, 0, 9, 20
Luminance
0.4905

Every format

HEX#53cdba
RGBrgb(83, 205, 186)
HSLhsl(171, 55%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 0%, 9%, 20%)
LABlab(75.5 -38.5 -0.7)
LCHlch(75.5 38.5 181.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.775 0.112 181.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #53cdba;
background-color: #53cdba;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53cdba] bg-[#53cdba]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53cdba;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.804, blue: 0.729)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53cdba")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#53cdba on white: 1.94:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#53cdba on black: 10.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red32.5%
Green80.4%
Blue72.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan59.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow9.3%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#53cdba text on a black background

contrast 10.81:1

Card sample

#53cdba text on a white background

contrast 1.94:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 205, 186, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 205, 186, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53cdba;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53cdba, #538FCD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #53cdba

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #53cdba in the Color Lab