#53C0A2#53C0A2
#53C0A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.110 H 172.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C0A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 192, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 46%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 57%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.8%, 0%, 15.6%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.97, -38.51, 5.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.97, 38.95, 171.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.59% -0.109 0.0147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.59% 0.11 172.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9355, 42.1441, 40.7852) |
| Luminance | 0.4215 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.77
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.83
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.57
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.58
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.48
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C0A2 #C05371
analogous
#53C06C #53C0A2 #53A8C0
triadic
#53C0A2 #A253C0 #C0A253
tetradic
#53C0A2 #6C53C0 #C05371 #A8C053
square
#53C0A2 #6C53C0 #C05371 #A8C053
split-complementary
#53C0A2 #C053A8 #C06C53
monochromatic
#29705C #399C81 #53C0A2 #80D0BA #ADE1D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#53C0A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.43
#53C0A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C0A2
9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C0A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C0A2 | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.43 | 9.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB5A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA9A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0CC2B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c0a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 192, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.110 172.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd3bd',
500: '#53c0a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c0a2; $custom-light: #8dd3bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c0a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 192,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.486,
"s": 46.383,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7359,
"c": 0.10998,
"h": 172.3
},
"luminance": 0.42147
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C0A2
secondary
#CFA0AD
accent
#5276D6
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381