#53C09E#53C09E
#53C09E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.113 H 169.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C09E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 192, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 46%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(161, 57%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.8%, 0%, 17.7%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.87, -39.46, 7.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.87, 40.23, 168.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.48% -0.1108 0.02) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.48% 0.113 169.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5856, 42.0042, 38.9423) |
| Luminance | 0.4201 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.63
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.85
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.13
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.49
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.56
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C09E #C05375
analogous
#53C068 #53C09E #53ACC0
triadic
#53C09E #9E53C0 #C09E53
tetradic
#53C09E #6853C0 #C05375 #ACC053
square
#53C09E #6853C0 #C05375 #ACC053
split-complementary
#53C09E #C053AC #C06853
monochromatic
#29705A #399C7E #53C09E #80D0B7 #ADE1D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#53C09E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.40
#53C09E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C09E
9.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C09E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C09E | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.40 | 9.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB49C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABA9A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#14C1B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c09e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 192, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.113 169.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd3ba',
500: '#53c09e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c09e; $custom-light: #8dd3ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c09e",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 192,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.284,
"s": 46.383,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73479,
"c": 0.11264,
"h": 169.8
},
"luminance": 0.42007
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C09E
secondary
#CFA0AF
accent
#527BD6
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1411
muted
#7E8380