#53AABC#53AABC
#53AABC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.087 H 213.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53AABC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 170, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 56%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.9%, 9.6%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.13, -20.97, -17.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.13, 27.12, 219.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.13% -0.0732 -0.0476) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.13% 0.087 213) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0155, 34.2167, 52.7480) |
| Luminance | 0.3422 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.46
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.93
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.80
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.93
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.66
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53AABC #BC6553
analogous
#53BC99 #53AABC #5375BC
triadic
#53AABC #BC53AA #AABC53
tetradic
#53AABC #9953BC #BC6553 #75BC53
square
#53AABC #9953BC #BC6553 #75BC53
split-complementary
#53AABC #BC5375 #BC9953
monochromatic
#2A606B #3B8797 #53AABC #7FC0CD #ABD6DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#53AABC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#53AABC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53AABC
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53AABC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53AABC | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA5BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C99BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53aabc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 170, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.087 213.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc3d0',
500: '#53aabc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53aabc; $custom-light: #8cc3d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53aabc",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 170,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.286,
"s": 43.933,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69125,
"c": 0.08731,
"h": 213
},
"luminance": 0.34219
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53AABC
secondary
#CCA79F
accent
#6A54D4
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182