#53BAAC#53BAAC
#53BAAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.098 H 183.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53BAAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 186, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 43%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 55%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.4%, 0%, 7.5%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -33.26, -1.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 33.32, 183.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.42% -0.0979 -0.0058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.42% 0.098 183.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5693, 39.9326, 45.2239) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.40
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.48
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.27
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.62
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.00
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53BAAC #BA5361
analogous
#53BA79 #53BAAC #5394BA
triadic
#53BAAC #AC53BA #BAAC53
tetradic
#53BAAC #7953BA #BA5361 #94BA53
square
#53BAAC #7953BA #BA5361 #94BA53
split-complementary
#53BAAC #BA5394 #BA7953
monochromatic
#2A6960 #3B9488 #53BAAC #7FCCC1 #AADDD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#53BAAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#53BAAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53BAAC
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53BAAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53BAAC | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2B1AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A5AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53baac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 186, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.098 183.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dcfc4',
500: '#53baac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53baac; $custom-light: #8dcfc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53baac",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 186,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.845,
"s": 42.739,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72418,
"c": 0.09803,
"h": 183.4
},
"luminance": 0.39935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53BAAC
secondary
#CB9EA4
accent
#5566D3
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8281