Information about #53AEC1 color

#53AEC1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#53AEC1 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 174, 193) — 32.5% red, 68.2% green, 75.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 43 / 7 / 0 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #53AEC1 reads as a pleasantly vivid cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Viking (#4DB1C8). Slightly further away sit Maximum Blue (#47ABCC) and Aquarius (#43A8C5).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(83, 174, 193)), which gives #53AEC1 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #53AEC1: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. No one has named #53AEC1 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#53AEC1 color variations

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#53AEC1 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #53AEC1

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Pastel Teal color link
Pastel Teal

#63B7B7

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#53AEC1
  • RGB83, 174, 193
  • CMYK43, 7, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(83, 174, 193)
  • HSL190°, 47%, 54%
  • HSL Precise190.364°, 47.009%, 54.118%
  • HSV190°, 57%, 76%
  • HSB190°, 57%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.682, 0.757)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.682, 0.757, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.682, 0.757)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID53AEC1
  • DECIMAL ID5484225
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01