#53C0AD#53C0AD

#53C0AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.104 H 180.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#53C0AD
RGBrgb(83, 192, 173)
HSLhsl(170, 46%, 54%)
HSVhsv(170, 57%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(56.8%, 0%, 9.9%, 24.7%)
CIE-LABlab(71.25, -35.81, 0.18)
CIE-LCHlch(71.25, 35.81, 179.70°)
OKLaboklab(73.91% -0.104 -0.0001)
OKLCHoklch(73.91% 0.104 180)
XYZxyz(29.9564, 42.5525, 46.1618)
Luminance0.4255 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#53C0AD #C05366
analogous
#53C077 #53C0AD #539DC0
triadic
#53C0AD #AD53C0 #C0AD53
tetradic
#53C0AD #7753C0 #C05366 #9DC053
square
#53C0AD #7753C0 #C05366 #9DC053
split-complementary
#53C0AD #C0539D #C07753
monochromatic
#297063 #399C8B #53C0AD #80D0C2 #ADE1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.21
#53C0AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.51
#53C0AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #53C0AD
9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##53C0AD#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##53C0AD1.002.219.519.51
#FFFFFF2.211.0021.0021.00
#0000009.5121.001.001.00
##0000009.5121.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B6AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A9AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #53c0ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 192, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.104 180.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dd3c5',
    500: '#53c0ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #53c0ad;
$custom-light: #8dd3c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#53c0ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 192,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.541,
    "s": 46.383,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7391,
    "c": 0.104,
    "h": 180
  },
  "luminance": 0.42555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#53C0AD
secondary
#CFA0A8
accent
#5269D6
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381

Preview Lab

Preview with #53C0AD

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#53C0AD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva