#53C09D#53C09D
#53C09D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.113 H 169.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C09D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 192, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 46%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(161, 57%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.8%, 0%, 18.2%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.85, -39.69, 8.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.85, 40.56, 168.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.45% -0.1113 0.0213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.45% 0.113 169.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4998, 41.9699, 38.4908) |
| Luminance | 0.4197 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.64
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.92
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.92
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.62
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.73
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C09D #C05376
analogous
#53C067 #53C09D #53ADC0
triadic
#53C09D #9D53C0 #C09D53
tetradic
#53C09D #6753C0 #C05376 #ADC053
square
#53C09D #6753C0 #C05376 #ADC053
split-complementary
#53C09D #C053AD #C06753
monochromatic
#297059 #399C7D #53C09D #80D0B7 #ADE1D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#53C09D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.39
#53C09D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C09D
9.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C09D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C09D | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.39 | 9.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB49B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABA99F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#16C1B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c09d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 192, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.113 169.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd3ba',
500: '#53c09d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c09d; $custom-light: #8dd3ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c09d",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 192,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.734,
"s": 46.383,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73452,
"c": 0.11333,
"h": 169.2
},
"luminance": 0.41973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C09D
secondary
#CFA0AF
accent
#527CD6
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1411
muted
#7E8380