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#53DFD9

#53dfd9 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#53dfd9 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 87.45% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.69% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 177.43°, with 68.63% saturation and 60% 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 12.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5962

Complementary

  1. #53dfd9
  2. #df5359

Split complementary

  1. #53dfd9
  2. #df539f
  3. #df9353

Analogous

  1. #53df93
  2. #53dfd9
  3. #539fdf

Triadic

  1. #53dfd9
  2. #d953df
  3. #dfd953

Tetradic

  1. #53dfd9
  2. #5359df
  3. #df5359
  4. #dfd953

Square

  1. #53dfd9
  2. #9353df
  3. #df5359
  4. #9fdf53

Monochromatic

  1. #18817d
  2. #24c2bb
  3. #53dfd9
  4. #93ebe7
  5. #d4f7f6

Shades

#53dfd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #53dfd9
  2. #4bc9c3
  3. #42b2ae
  4. #3a9c98
  5. #328682
  6. #2a706d
  7. #215957
  8. #194341
  9. #112d2b
  10. #081616
  11. #000000

Tints

#53dfd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #53dfd9
  2. #64e2dd
  3. #75e5e1
  4. #87e9e4
  5. #98ece8
  6. #a9efec
  7. #baf2f0
  8. #cbf5f4
  9. #ddf9f7
  10. #eefcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#53dfd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #53dfd9
  2. #58d6d0
  3. #5cccc7
  4. #61c3be
  5. #65b9b5
  6. #6ab0ad
  7. #6ea6a4
  8. #739d9b
  9. #779392
  10. #7c8a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8d3d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2d4d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc4da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aed9d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ecfda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e3db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-53dfd9 {
  color: #53dfd9;
}
Background
.bg-53dfd9 {
  background-color: #53dfd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-53dfd9 {
  border: 2px solid #53dfd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #53dfd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 223 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 69% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-53dfd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #53dfd9, #539fdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-53dfd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 223 217 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.35 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.35 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.55 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.43 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.47 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.39 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.39 #ac2026 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#53dfd9  rgb(83, 223, 217)  hsl(177, 69%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise
#df5359  rgb(223, 83, 89)  hsl(357, 69%, 60%)  Indian Red
#d953df  rgb(217, 83, 223)  hsl(297, 69%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#dfd953  rgb(223, 217, 83)  hsl(57, 69%, 60%)  Straw