#53becf

Color #53becf

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 13.62 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#53becf

RGB

rgb(83, 190, 207)

HSL

hsl(188.2, 56.4%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.2, 59.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.9%, 8.2%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(71.67, -25.62, -17.77)

LCH

lch(71.67, 31.18, 214.75)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.1002, 209.4)

HWB

hwb(188.2, 32.5%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf6453

Analogous

#53cfa2

#53becf

#5380cf

Triadic

#53becf

#cf53be

#becf53

Split-complementary

#53becf

#cf5380

#cfa253

Tetradic

#53becf

#6453cf

#cf6453

#becf53

Square

#53becf

#a253cf

#cf6453

#80cf53

Shades

Color #53becf mixed toward black.

#35aabd

#2a8897

#206671

#15444c

#0b2226

Tints

Color #53becf mixed toward white.

#70c9d7

#8cd4df

#a9dfe7

#c6e9ef

#e2f4f7

Tones

Color #53becf mixed toward gray.

#5db7c5

#68afba

#72a8b0

#7ca0a6

#87999b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8fcb · ΔE 27.1

Deuteranopia

#8880ca · ΔE 30.2

Tritanopia

#5cc8c7 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #53becf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#53becf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#53becf (#53becf) is rgb(83, 190, 207) in RGB.

No, #53becf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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