What color is #53F6FF?

#53F6FF is a light, vivid cyan known as Frozen Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Frozen Turquoise?

The RGB value is 83, 246, 255: 83 red, 246 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Frozen Turquoise?

The complementary color is #FF5C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53F6FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Frozen Turquoise color: hex code #53F6FF

#53F6FF rgb(83, 246, 255)

Shades of teal

Frozen Turquoise has the hex code #53F6FF. It is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 96.5% green and 100% blue (83, 246, 255).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 100% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.99:1).

Frozen Turquoise (#53F6FF) color codes

HEX	`#53F6FF`
RGB	`rgb(83, 246, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 96.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 100%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 67%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 4%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.38, -38.65, -16.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.38, 42.09, 203.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.565, 74.964, 106.182)`
Decimal	`5502719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Frozen Turquoise, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #53F6FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#53F6FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #53F6FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53f6ff; }
.text { color: #53f6ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53f6ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 246 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53f6ff, #53a0ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #53F6FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #53F6FF?: #53F6FF is a light, vivid cyan known as Frozen Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Frozen Turquoise?: The RGB value is 83, 246, 255: 83 red, 246 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Frozen Turquoise?: The complementary color is #FF5C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53F6FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.