#53B08A#53B08A
#53B08A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.106 H 164.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53B08A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 176, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(155, 37%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(155, 53%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.8%, 0%, 21.6%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.53, -36.82, 11.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.53, 38.48, 163.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.98% -0.1022 0.0286) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.98% 0.106 164.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6779, 34.7226, 29.4942) |
| Luminance | 0.3473 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.40
Tea
#65AB7C
ΔE00 4.40
Dark Seafoam Green
#3EAF76
ΔE00 4.85
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 4.89
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 5.55
Dark Seafoam
#1FB57A
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53B08A #B05379
analogous
#53B05B #53B08A #53A7B0
triadic
#53B08A #8A53B0 #B08A53
tetradic
#53B08A #5B53B0 #B05379 #A7B053
square
#53B08A #5B53B0 #B05379 #A7B053
split-complementary
#53B08A #B053A7 #B05B53
monochromatic
#2B5E49 #3E886A #53B08A #7DC3A7 #A7D7C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#53B08A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.94
#53B08A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53B08A
7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53B08A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53B08A | 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)
#ADA588
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9B8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#30B0A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53b08a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 176, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.106 164.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac8ac',
500: '#53b08a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53b08a; $custom-light: #8ac8ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53b08a",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 176,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 155.484,
"s": 37.052,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68978,
"c": 0.10615,
"h": 164.4
},
"luminance": 0.34725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53B08A
secondary
#C49BAC
accent
#5B89CD
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#F0F8F4
border
#CBD1CE
text
#0C1310
muted
#7D827F