Cadet Blue (Blue)

#53A2AC

RGB: 83, 162, 172

Color OverviewHEX #53A2AC

#53A2AC Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #53A2AC is composed of 33% red, 64% green, and 67% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 187°, saturation of 35%, and lightness of 50%.

HEX

#53A2AC

RGB

83, 162, 172

HSL

187°, 35%, 50%

HSV

187°, 52%, 67%

CMYK

52%, 6%, 0%, 33%

Name Match

Cadet Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #53A2AC (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #53A2AC (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #53A2AC (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #53A2AC

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #53A2AC Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.94 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #53A2AC Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):7.13 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #53A2AC;
}

.element {
  color: #53A2AC;
  background-color: #53A2AC;
  border-color: #53A2AC;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#53A2AC] text-[#53A2AC] border-[#53A2AC]">
  Content styled with #53A2AC
</div>