#53ABC4#53ABC4
#53ABC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.092 H 219.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53ABC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 171, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 49%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 58%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.7%, 12.8%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, -19.14, -20.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 28.24, 227.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.68% -0.0711 -0.0576) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.68% 0.092 219) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0901, 34.9476, 57.4791) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.76
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.81
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.16
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.22
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.33
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 10.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53ABC4 #C46C53
analogous
#53C4A4 #53ABC4 #5373C4
triadic
#53ABC4 #C453AB #ABC453
tetradic
#53ABC4 #A453C4 #C46C53 #73C453
square
#53ABC4 #A453C4 #C46C53 #73C453
split-complementary
#53ABC4 #C45373 #C4A453
monochromatic
#286475 #388BA2 #53ABC4 #81C1D4 #AED8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#53ABC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#53ABC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53ABC4
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53ABC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53ABC4 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA7C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9AC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53abc4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 171, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.092 219.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc4d6',
500: '#53abc4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53abc4; $custom-light: #8dc4d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53abc4",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 171,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.274,
"s": 48.918,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69676,
"c": 0.09155,
"h": 219
},
"luminance": 0.3495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53ABC4
secondary
#D1ACA2
accent
#6E4FD8
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8183