#53A0AF#53A0AF
#53A0AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.079 H 211.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53A0AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 160, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 37%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 53%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.6%, 8.6%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.72, -19.52, -15.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.72, 24.67, 217.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.24% -0.0671 -0.0417) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.24% 0.079 211.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8729, 30.0736, 45.0959) |
| Luminance | 0.3008 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.09
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.41
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.54
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.50
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.74
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53A0AF #AF6253
analogous
#53AF90 #53A0AF #5372AF
triadic
#53A0AF #AF53A0 #A0AF53
tetradic
#53A0AF #9053AF #AF6253 #72AF53
square
#53A0AF #9053AF #AF6253 #72AF53
split-complementary
#53A0AF #AF5372 #AF9053
monochromatic
#2B545D #3E7B86 #53A0AF #7DB7C2 #A7CED6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#53A0AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#53A0AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53A0AF
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53A0AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53A0AF | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949BB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#10A6A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53a0af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 160, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.079 211.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bbcc6',
500: '#53a0af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53a0af; $custom-light: #8bbcc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53a0af",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 160,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.783,
"s": 36.508,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6624,
"c": 0.07902,
"h": 211.8
},
"luminance": 0.30076
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53A0AF
secondary
#C3A19A
accent
#6E5BCD
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182