#53C0AF#53C0AF
#53C0AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.103 H 181.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C0AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 192, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 46%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 57%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.8%, 0%, 8.9%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.30, -35.30, -0.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.30, 35.31, 181.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.97% -0.1031 -0.0028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.97% 0.103 181.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1513, 42.6305, 47.1887) |
| Luminance | 0.4263 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.15
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.63
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.86
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.64
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.98
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C0AF #C05364
analogous
#53C079 #53C0AF #539BC0
triadic
#53C0AF #AF53C0 #C0AF53
tetradic
#53C0AF #7953C0 #C05364 #9BC053
square
#53C0AF #7953C0 #C05364 #9BC053
split-complementary
#53C0AF #C0539B #C07953
monochromatic
#297065 #399C8D #53C0AF #80D0C4 #ADE1D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#53C0AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.53
#53C0AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C0AF
9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C0AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C0AF | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.53 | 9.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B6AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A9B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c0af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 192, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.103 181.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd3c6',
500: '#53c0af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c0af; $custom-light: #8dd3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c0af",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 192,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.642,
"s": 46.383,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73971,
"c": 0.10314,
"h": 181.6
},
"luminance": 0.42633
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C0AF
secondary
#CFA0A7
accent
#5266D6
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382