#53ADBD#53ADBD
#53ADBD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.089 H 210.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53ADBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 173, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 45%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 56%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.1%, 8.5%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.06, -22.22, -16.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.06, 27.59, 216.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.88% -0.0761 -0.0452) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.88% 0.089 210.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6925, 35.3976, 53.5073) |
| Luminance | 0.3540 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.82
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.86
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.69
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.60
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.73
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 11.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53ADBD #BD6353
analogous
#53BD98 #53ADBD #5378BD
triadic
#53ADBD #BD53AD #ADBD53
tetradic
#53ADBD #9853BD #BD6353 #78BD53
square
#53ADBD #9853BD #BD6353 #78BD53
split-complementary
#53ADBD #BD5378 #BD9853
monochromatic
#29626C #3A8A98 #53ADBD #7FC2CE #ABD7DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#53ADBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#53ADBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53ADBD
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53ADBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53ADBD | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA7BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9BBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53adbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 173, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.089 210.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc5d0',
500: '#53adbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53adbd; $custom-light: #8dc5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53adbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 173,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.057,
"s": 44.538,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69876,
"c": 0.08856,
"h": 210.7
},
"luminance": 0.354
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53ADBD
secondary
#CDA69F
accent
#6754D4
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8282