#53AEB7#53AEB7
#53AEB7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.087 H 204.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53AEB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 174, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 41%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 55%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.6%, 4.9%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.16, -24.44, -12.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.16, 27.62, 207.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.89% -0.0797 -0.0355) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.89% 0.087 204) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2471, 35.5274, 50.2121) |
| Luminance | 0.3553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.19
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.68
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.08
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.65
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.71
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53AEB7 #B75C53
analogous
#53B78E #53AEB7 #537CB7
triadic
#53AEB7 #B753AE #AEB753
tetradic
#53AEB7 #8E53B7 #B75C53 #7CB753
square
#53AEB7 #8E53B7 #B75C53 #7CB753
split-complementary
#53AEB7 #B7537C #B78E53
monochromatic
#2A6065 #3C8990 #53AEB7 #7EC2C9 #A9D7DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#53AEB7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.11
#53AEB7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53AEB7
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53AEB7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53AEB7 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.11 | 8.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A8B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929CB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53aeb7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 174, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.087 204.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc6cc',
500: '#53aeb7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53aeb7; $custom-light: #8cc6cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53aeb7",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 174,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.4,
"s": 40.984,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69891,
"c": 0.08729,
"h": 204
},
"luminance": 0.3553
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53AEB7
secondary
#C9A19D
accent
#6257D1
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1313
muted
#7E8282