What color is #53B8BD?

#53B8BD is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glassmith. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53B8BD?

The RGB value is 83, 184, 189: 83 red, 184 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53B8BD?

The complementary color is #BD5853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53B8BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53B8BD color

#53B8BD rgb(83, 184, 189)

Shades of teal

The hex color #53B8BD is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 72.2% green and 74.1% blue (83, 184, 189).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 45% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Glassmith (#46B5C0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#53B8BD color codes

HEX	`#53B8BD`
RGB	`rgb(83, 184, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 72.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 45%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 56%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 3%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.32, -27.75, -11.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.32, 30.01, 202.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.889, 39.791, 54.24)`
Decimal	`5486781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53B8BD, 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 #53B8BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#53B8BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #53B8BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53b8bd; }
.text { color: #53b8bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53b8bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 184 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53b8bd, #5383bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

Questions

What color is #53B8BD?: #53B8BD is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glassmith. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53B8BD?: The RGB value is 83, 184, 189: 83 red, 184 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53B8BD?: The complementary color is #BD5853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53B8BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.