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#53DDCB

#53ddcb ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#53ddcb is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 86.67% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.14% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 172.17°, with 66.99% saturation and 59.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 1.46.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5786

Complementary

  1. #53ddcb
  2. #dd5365

Split complementary

  1. #53ddcb
  2. #dd53aa
  3. #dd8653

Analogous

  1. #53dd86
  2. #53ddcb
  3. #53aadd

Triadic

  1. #53ddcb
  2. #cb53dd
  3. #ddcb53

Tetradic

  1. #53ddcb
  2. #5365dd
  3. #dd5365
  4. #ddcb53

Square

  1. #53ddcb
  2. #8653dd
  3. #dd5365
  4. #aadd53

Monochromatic

  1. #197e71
  2. #26beaa
  3. #53ddcb
  4. #93eade
  5. #d3f6f2

Shades

#53ddcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53ddcb
  2. #4bc7b7
  3. #42b1a2
  4. #3a9b8e
  5. #32857a
  6. #2a6f66
  7. #215851
  8. #19423d
  9. #112c29
  10. #081614
  11. #000000

Tints

#53ddcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53ddcb
  2. #64e0d0
  3. #75e4d5
  4. #87e7db
  5. #98ebe0
  6. #a9eee5
  7. #baf1ea
  8. #cbf5ef
  9. #ddf8f5
  10. #eefcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53ddcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53ddcb
  2. #58d4c4
  3. #5ccabc
  4. #61c1b5
  5. #65b8ad
  6. #6aafa6
  7. #6ea59e
  8. #739c97
  9. #77938f
  10. #7c8988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6d1c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3d1ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec2cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e1d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aed6cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fcdcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #08e0d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53ddcb {
  color: #53ddcb;
}
Background
.bg-53ddcb {
  background-color: #53ddcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53ddcb {
  border: 2px solid #53ddcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53ddcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 221 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 172 67% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53ddcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53ddcb, #53aadd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53ddcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 221 203 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 1.46 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.38 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.11 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.49 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.50 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.76 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.06 #ac2234 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#53ddcb  rgb(83, 221, 203)  hsl(172, 67%, 60%)  Turquoise
#dd5365  rgb(221, 83, 101)  hsl(352, 67%, 60%)  Indian Red
#cb53dd  rgb(203, 83, 221)  hsl(292, 67%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#ddcb53  rgb(221, 203, 83)  hsl(52, 67%, 60%)  Straw