#53A598#53A598
#53A598 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.083 H 182.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53A598 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 165, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 33%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 50%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.7%, 0%, 7.9%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.52, -28.29, -0.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.52, 28.30, 181.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.65% -0.0829 -0.003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.65% 0.083 182.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6875, 31.0143, 34.4905) |
| Luminance | 0.3102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 3.15
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.23
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.76
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.61
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.62
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53A598 #A55360
analogous
#53A56F #53A598 #5389A5
triadic
#53A598 #9853A5 #A59853
tetradic
#53A598 #6F53A5 #A55360 #89A553
square
#53A598 #6F53A5 #A55360 #89A553
split-complementary
#53A598 #A55389 #A56F53
monochromatic
#2A544D #3F7C72 #53A598 #79BCB1 #A2D0C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.92
#53A598 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.20
#53A598 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53A598
7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53A598 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53A598 | 1.00 | 2.92 | 7.20 | 7.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9D98
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919399
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2AA8A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53a598; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 165, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.083 182.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c0b6',
500: '#53a598',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53a598; $custom-light: #89c0b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53a598",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 165,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.488,
"s": 33.065,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66651,
"c": 0.08301,
"h": 182.1
},
"luminance": 0.31016
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53A598
secondary
#BE969C
accent
#5F70C9
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180