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#53cdcb

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

RGB
83, 205, 203
HSL
179°, 55%, 57%
CMYK
60, 0, 1, 20
Luminance
0.4981

Every format

HEX#53cdcb
RGBrgb(83, 205, 203)
HSLhsl(179, 55%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 0%, 1%, 20%)
LABlab(76.0 -34.0 -9.2)
LCHlch(76.0 35.2 195.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.780 0.108 193.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #53cdcb;
background-color: #53cdcb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#53cdcb] bg-[#53cdcb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #53cdcb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.325, green: 0.804, blue: 0.796)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#53cdcb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#53cdcb on white: 1.92:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#53cdcb on black: 10.96:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red32.5%
Green80.4%
Blue79.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan59.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow1.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#53cdcb text on a black background

contrast 10.96:1

Card sample

#53cdcb text on a white background

contrast 1.92:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(83, 205, 203, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(83, 205, 203, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #53cdcb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53cdcb, #537ECD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #53cdcb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #53cdcb in the Color Lab