#53ABBC#53ABBC
#53ABBC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.088 H 211.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53ABBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 171, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 56%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.9%, 9%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.43, -21.49, -16.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.43, 27.24, 217.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.36% -0.0743 -0.0463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.36% 0.088 211.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2037, 34.5931, 52.8107) |
| Luminance | 0.3460 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.18
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.79
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.16
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.20
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.25
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53ABBC #BC6453
analogous
#53BC98 #53ABBC #5376BC
triadic
#53ABBC #BC53AB #ABBC53
tetradic
#53ABBC #9853BC #BC6453 #76BC53
square
#53ABBC #9853BC #BC6453 #76BC53
split-complementary
#53ABBC #BC5376 #BC9853
monochromatic
#2A606B #3B8897 #53ABBC #7FC1CD #ABD6DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#53ABBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#53ABBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53ABBC
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53ABBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53ABBC | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA6BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9ABC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53abbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 171, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.088 211.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc4d0',
500: '#53abbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53abbc; $custom-light: #8cc4d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53abbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 171,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.714,
"s": 43.933,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69362,
"c": 0.08757,
"h": 211.9
},
"luminance": 0.34596
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53ABBC
secondary
#CCA69F
accent
#6954D4
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182