#53A2AF#53A2AF

#53A2AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.080 H 209.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53A2AF
RGB	rgb(83, 162, 175)
HSL	hsl(188, 37%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(188, 53%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 7.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.32, -20.56, -14.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.32, 24.98, 214.60°)
OKLab	oklab(66.72% -0.0694 -0.0392)
OKLCH	oklch(66.72% 0.08 209.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.2224, 30.7726, 45.2124)
Luminance	0.3078 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53A2AF #AF6053

analogous

#53AF8E #53A2AF #5374AF

triadic

#53A2AF #AF53A2 #A2AF53

tetradic

#53A2AF #8E53AF #AF6053 #74AF53

square

#53A2AF #8E53AF #AF6053 #74AF53

split-complementary

#53A2AF #AF5374 #AF8E53

monochromatic

#2B565D #3E7C86 #53A2AF #7DB9C2 #A7CFD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.94

#53A2AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.16

#53A2AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #53A2AF

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53A2AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##53A2AF	1.00	2.94	7.16	7.16
#FFFFFF	2.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#969DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8892AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0EA8A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53a2af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 162, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.080 209.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bbdc6',
    500: '#53a2af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53a2af;
$custom-light: #8bbdc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53a2af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 162,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.478,
    "s": 36.508,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66719,
    "c": 0.07972,
    "h": 209.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.30775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53A2AF

secondary

#C3A09A

accent

#6B5BCD

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1213

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #53A2AF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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