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#53BFBB

#53bfbb ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#53bfbb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 74.9% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.09% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 177.78°, with 45.76% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.4269

Complementary

  1. #53bfbb
  2. #bf5357

Split complementary

  1. #53bfbb
  2. #bf538d
  3. #bf8553

Analogous

  1. #53bf85
  2. #53bfbb
  3. #538dbf

Triadic

  1. #53bfbb
  2. #bb53bf
  3. #bfbb53

Tetradic

  1. #53bfbb
  2. #5357bf
  3. #bf5357
  4. #bfbb53

Square

  1. #53bfbb
  2. #8553bf
  3. #bf5357
  4. #8dbf53

Monochromatic

  1. #215856
  2. #36908d
  3. #53bfbb
  4. #8bd4d1
  5. #c3e8e7

Shades

#53bfbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53bfbb
  2. #4baca8
  3. #429996
  4. #3a8683
  5. #327370
  6. #2a605e
  7. #214c4b
  8. #193938
  9. #112625
  10. #081313
  11. #000000

Tints

#53bfbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53bfbb
  2. #64c5c2
  3. #75ccc9
  4. #87d2cf
  5. #98d9d6
  6. #a9dfdd
  7. #bae5e4
  8. #cbeceb
  9. #ddf2f1
  10. #eef9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53bfbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53bfbb
  2. #58b9b5
  3. #5cb2af
  4. #61aca9
  5. #65a6a3
  6. #6aa09e
  7. #6e9998
  8. #739392
  9. #778d8c
  10. #7c8686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93b5b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5b6bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3a9bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97babb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ab2bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #29c2bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53bfbb {
  color: #53bfbb;
}
Background
.bg-53bfbb {
  background-color: #53bfbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53bfbb {
  border: 2px solid #53bfbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53bfbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 191 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 46% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53bfbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53bfbb, #538dbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53bfbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 191 187 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.51 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 3.68 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.60 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.66 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.07 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.23 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 9.00 #ac4044 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Verdigris
#53bfbb  rgb(83, 191, 187)  hsl(178, 46%, 54%)  Verdigris
#bf5357  rgb(191, 83, 87)  hsl(358, 46%, 54%)  Brick Red
#bb53bf  rgb(187, 83, 191)  hsl(298, 46%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#bfbb53  rgb(191, 187, 83)  hsl(58, 46%, 54%)  Dark Khaki