What color is #53B1BA?

#53B1BA is a desaturated cyan known as Thalassa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Thalassa?

The RGB value is 83, 177, 186: 83 red, 177 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Thalassa?

The complementary color is #BA5C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53B1BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Thalassa color: hex code #53B1BA

#53B1BA rgb(83, 177, 186)

Shades of teal

Thalassa has the hex code #53B1BA. It is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 69.4% green and 72.9% blue (83, 177, 186).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 43% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

Thalassa (#53B1BA) color codes

HEX	`#53B1BA`
RGB	`rgb(83, 177, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 69.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 43%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 55%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 5%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.15, -25.11, -13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.15, 28.29, 207.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.149, 36.826, 52.07)`
Decimal	`5484986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Thalassa, 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 #53B1BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#53B1BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #53B1BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53b1ba; }
.text { color: #53b1ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53b1ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 177 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53b1ba, #537eba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

See #53B1BA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #53B1BA?: #53B1BA is a desaturated cyan known as Thalassa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Thalassa?: The RGB value is 83, 177, 186: 83 red, 177 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Thalassa?: The complementary color is #BA5C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53B1BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.