#53ADBE#53ADBE
#53ADBE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.089 H 211.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53ADBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 173, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 45%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 56%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.3%, 8.9%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.09, -21.94, -16.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.09, 27.66, 217.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.91% -0.0757 -0.0466) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.91% 0.089 211.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8014, 35.4412, 54.0809) |
| Luminance | 0.3544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.91
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.11
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.47
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.43
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.10
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53ADBE #BE6453
analogous
#53BE99 #53ADBE #5377BE
triadic
#53ADBE #BE53AD #ADBE53
tetradic
#53ADBE #9953BE #BE6453 #77BE53
square
#53ADBE #9953BE #BE6453 #77BE53
split-complementary
#53ADBE #BE5377 #BE9953
monochromatic
#29626D #3A8B9A #53ADBE #7FC2CF #ACD7E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#53ADBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#53ADBE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53ADBE
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53ADBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53ADBE | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA8BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9BBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53adbe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 173, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.089 211.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc5d1',
500: '#53adbe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53adbe; $custom-light: #8dc5d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53adbe",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 173,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.533,
"s": 45.148,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69914,
"c": 0.08894,
"h": 211.6
},
"luminance": 0.35444
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53ADBE
secondary
#CDA79F
accent
#6853D5
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8282