What color is #53BAAE?

#53BAAE is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53BAAE?

The RGB value is 83, 186, 174: 83 red, 186 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53BAAE?

The complementary color is #BA535F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53BAAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53BAAE color

#53BAAE rgb(83, 186, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #53BAAE is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 72.9% green and 68.2% blue (83, 186, 174).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 43% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Escape (#4DBBAF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#53BAAE color codes

HEX	`#53BAAE`
RGB	`rgb(83, 186, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 72.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 43%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 55%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.48, -32.75, -2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.48, 32.88, 185.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.763, 40.01, 46.243)`
Decimal	`5487278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53BAAE, 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 #53BAAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#53BAAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	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 #53BAAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53baae; }
.text { color: #53baae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53baae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 186 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53baae, #5392ba); }

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Questions

What color is #53BAAE?: #53BAAE is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53BAAE?: The RGB value is 83, 186, 174: 83 red, 186 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53BAAE?: The complementary color is #BA535F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53BAAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.