#53A88D#53A88D
#53A88D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.093 H 170.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53A88D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 168, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 34%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(161, 51%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.6%, 0%, 16.1%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.15, -32.43, 6.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.15, 33.00, 169.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.07% -0.0915 0.0156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.07% 0.093 170.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3755, 31.7654, 30.1464) |
| Luminance | 0.3177 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.65
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.16
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.27
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.39
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 6.64
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53A88D #A8536E
analogous
#53A863 #53A88D #5399A8
triadic
#53A88D #8D53A8 #A88D53
tetradic
#53A88D #6353A8 #A8536E #99A853
square
#53A88D #6353A8 #A8536E #99A853
split-complementary
#53A88D #A85399 #A86353
monochromatic
#2B5648 #3F7F6B #53A88D #7BBEA8 #A4D2C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#53A88D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.35
#53A88D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53A88D
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53A88D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53A88D | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.35 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49E8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97958F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#31A9A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53a88d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 168, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.093 170.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c2ae',
500: '#53a88d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53a88d; $custom-light: #89c2ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53a88d",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 168,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.941,
"s": 33.865,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67065,
"c": 0.09286,
"h": 170.3
},
"luminance": 0.31767
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53A88D
secondary
#BF98A4
accent
#5E80CA
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#F0F8F4
border
#CBD1CE
text
#0C1210
muted
#7D817F