What color is #53D2F3?

#53D2F3 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Splashing Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53D2F3?

The RGB value is 83, 210, 243: 83 red, 210 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53D2F3?

The complementary color is #F37453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53D2F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53D2F3 color

#53D2F3 rgb(83, 210, 243)

Shades of teal

The hex color #53D2F3 is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 82.4% green and 95.3% blue (83, 210, 243).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 87% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Splashing Wave (#44DDFF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#53D2F3 color codes

HEX	`#53D2F3`
RGB	`rgb(83, 210, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 82.4%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 87%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 66%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 14%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.69, -24.97, -26.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.69, 36.42, 226.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.785, 54.399, 93.022)`
Decimal	`5493491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53D2F3, 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 #53D2F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#53D2F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #53D2F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53d2f3; }
.text { color: #53d2f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53d2f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 210 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53d2f3, #5382f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #53D2F3?: #53D2F3 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Splashing Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53D2F3?: The RGB value is 83, 210, 243: 83 red, 210 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53D2F3?: The complementary color is #F37453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53D2F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.