#53ACBB#53ACBB
#53ACBB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.088 H 209.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53ACBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 172, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 43%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 56%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.6%, 8%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.69, -22.29, -15.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.69, 27.31, 215.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.56% -0.0758 -0.0437) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.56% 0.088 209.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2858, 34.9293, 52.3082) |
| Luminance | 0.3493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.88
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.43
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.77
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.44
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.66
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53ACBB #BB6253
analogous
#53BB96 #53ACBB #5378BB
triadic
#53ACBB #BB53AC #ACBB53
tetradic
#53ACBB #9653BB #BB6253 #78BB53
square
#53ACBB #9653BB #BB6253 #78BB53
split-complementary
#53ACBB #BB5378 #BB9653
monochromatic
#2A616A #3B8996 #53ACBB #7FC1CC #ABD6DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#53ACBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#53ACBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53ACBB
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53ACBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53ACBB | 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)
#9FA6BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9ABB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53acbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 172, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.088 209.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc5cf',
500: '#53acbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53acbb; $custom-light: #8cc5cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53acbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 172,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.654,
"s": 43.333,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69562,
"c": 0.08751,
"h": 209.9
},
"luminance": 0.34932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53ACBB
secondary
#CBA59E
accent
#6755D3
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182