#53AF9E#53AF9E
#53AF9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.092 H 179.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53AF9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 175, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 37%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 53%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.6%, 0%, 9.7%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, -31.61, 0.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 31.61, 179.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.3% -0.0918 0.0005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.3% 0.092 179.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0661, 34.9653, 37.7692) |
| Luminance | 0.3497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.43
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.77
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.83
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.34
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.61
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53AF9E #AF5364
analogous
#53AF70 #53AF9E #5392AF
triadic
#53AF9E #9E53AF #AF9E53
tetradic
#53AF9E #7053AF #AF5364 #92AF53
square
#53AF9E #7053AF #AF5364 #92AF53
split-complementary
#53AF9E #AF5392 #AF7053
monochromatic
#2B5D53 #3E8679 #53AF9E #7DC2B6 #A7D6CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#53AF9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#53AF9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53AF9E
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53AF9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53AF9E | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A69D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9B9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#20B2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53af9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 175, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.092 179.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bc7ba',
500: '#53af9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53af9e; $custom-light: #8bc7ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53af9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 175,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.913,
"s": 36.508,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69296,
"c": 0.09181,
"h": 179.7
},
"luminance": 0.34968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53AF9E
secondary
#C39AA2
accent
#5B70CD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280