#53C0BC#53C0BC
#53C0BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.100 H 191.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C0BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 192, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 46%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 57%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.8%, 0%, 2.1%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.67, -31.90, -7.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.67, 32.74, 193.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.39% -0.0974 -0.0205) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.39% 0.1 191.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4901, 43.1660, 54.2395) |
| Luminance | 0.4317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.40
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.76
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.03
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.25
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.59
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C0BC #C05357
analogous
#53C086 #53C0BC #538EC0
triadic
#53C0BC #BC53C0 #C0BC53
tetradic
#53C0BC #8653C0 #C05357 #8EC053
square
#53C0BC #8653C0 #C05357 #8EC053
split-complementary
#53C0BC #C0538E #C08653
monochromatic
#29706D #399C99 #53C0BC #80D0CD #ADE1DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#53C0BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#53C0BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C0BC
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C0BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C0BC | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B7BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AABD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c0bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 192, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.100 191.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed3d0',
500: '#53c0bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c0bc; $custom-light: #8ed3d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c0bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 192,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.798,
"s": 46.383,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74386,
"c": 0.09951,
"h": 191.9
},
"luminance": 0.43169
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C0BC
secondary
#CFA0A2
accent
#5257D6
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382