#53AEBC#53AEBC
#53AEBC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.089 H 208.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53AEBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 174, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 56%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.9%, 7.4%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.32, -23.02, -15.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.32, 27.70, 213.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.08% -0.0776 -0.0426) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.08% 0.089 208.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7768, 35.7393, 53.0018) |
| Luminance | 0.3574 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.65
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.58
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.94
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.60
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53AEBC #BC6153
analogous
#53BC95 #53AEBC #5379BC
triadic
#53AEBC #BC53AE #AEBC53
tetradic
#53AEBC #9553BC #BC6153 #79BC53
square
#53AEBC #9553BC #BC6153 #79BC53
split-complementary
#53AEBC #BC5379 #BC9553
monochromatic
#2A626B #3B8B97 #53AEBC #7FC3CD #ABD7DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#53AEBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.15
#53AEBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53AEBC
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53AEBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53AEBC | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.15 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A8BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919CBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53aebc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 174, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.089 208.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc6d0',
500: '#53aebc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53aebc; $custom-light: #8dc6d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53aebc",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 174,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188,
"s": 43.933,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70076,
"c": 0.08856,
"h": 208.7
},
"luminance": 0.35742
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53AEBC
secondary
#CCA59F
accent
#6554D4
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8282