#53AEB3#53AEB3
#53AEB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.087 H 200.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53AEB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 174, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 39%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 54%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.6%, 2.8%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.03, -25.56, -10.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.03, 27.76, 202.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.75% -0.0814 -0.0299) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.75% 0.087 200.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8367, 35.3633, 48.0506) |
| Luminance | 0.3537 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.21
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.34
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.62
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.50
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.56
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53AEB3 #B35853
analogous
#53B388 #53AEB3 #537EB3
triadic
#53AEB3 #B353AE #AEB353
tetradic
#53AEB3 #8853B3 #B35853 #7EB353
square
#53AEB3 #8853B3 #B35853 #7EB353
split-complementary
#53AEB3 #B3537E #B38853
monochromatic
#2B5E61 #3E878B #53AEB3 #7DC2C6 #A8D6D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#53AEB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.07
#53AEB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53AEB3
8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53AEB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53AEB3 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.07 | 8.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A7B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939CB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53aeb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 174, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.087 200.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc6c9',
500: '#53aeb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53aeb3; $custom-light: #8cc6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53aeb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 174,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.125,
"s": 38.71,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69747,
"c": 0.08674,
"h": 200.2
},
"luminance": 0.35366
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53AEB3
secondary
#C69E9C
accent
#5F59CF
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1313
muted
#7E8282