#53ACBC#53ACBC
#53ACBC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.088 H 210.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53ACBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 172, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 56%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.9%, 8.5%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.73, -22.00, -16.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.73, 27.38, 216.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.6% -0.0754 -0.0451) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.6% 0.088 210.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3933, 34.9723, 52.8739) |
| Luminance | 0.3498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.94
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.68
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.54
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.48
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.80
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 11.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53ACBC #BC6353
analogous
#53BC97 #53ACBC #5377BC
triadic
#53ACBC #BC53AC #ACBC53
tetradic
#53ACBC #9753BC #BC6353 #77BC53
square
#53ACBC #9753BC #BC6353 #77BC53
split-complementary
#53ACBC #BC5377 #BC9753
monochromatic
#2A616B #3B8997 #53ACBC #7FC1CD #ABD7DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#53ACBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#53ACBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53ACBC
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53ACBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53ACBC | 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)
#9FA7BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9BBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53acbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 172, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.088 210.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc5d0',
500: '#53acbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53acbc; $custom-light: #8cc5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53acbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 172,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.143,
"s": 43.933,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.696,
"c": 0.08787,
"h": 210.9
},
"luminance": 0.34975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53ACBC
secondary
#CCA69F
accent
#6854D4
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182