#53AEA2#53AEA2
#53AEA2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.089 H 184.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53AEA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 174, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 36%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 52%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.3%, 0%, 6.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.53, -30.11, -2.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.53, 30.18, 184.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.18% -0.0889 -0.0062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.18% 0.089 184) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2221, 34.7174, 39.5474) |
| Luminance | 0.3472 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.82
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.06
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.47
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.61
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.23
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53AEA2 #AE535F
analogous
#53AE74 #53AEA2 #538CAE
triadic
#53AEA2 #A253AE #AEA253
tetradic
#53AEA2 #7453AE #AE535F #8CAE53
square
#53AEA2 #7453AE #AE535F #8CAE53
split-complementary
#53AEA2 #AE538C #AE7453
monochromatic
#2B5C55 #3F857C #53AEA2 #7DC2B8 #A6D5CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#53AEA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.94
#53AEA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53AEA2
7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53AEA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53AEA2 | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.94 | 7.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A5A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989BA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1CB1AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53aea2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 174, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.089 184.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bc6bd',
500: '#53aea2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53aea2; $custom-light: #8bc6bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53aea2",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 174,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.088,
"s": 35.968,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69175,
"c": 0.08908,
"h": 184
},
"luminance": 0.3472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53AEA2
secondary
#C39A9F
accent
#5C6BCC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281