#53C1A2#53C1A2
#53C1A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.111 H 171.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C1A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 193, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 47%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 57%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57%, 0%, 16.1%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.27, -38.96, 6.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.27, 39.46, 170.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.83% -0.1101 0.0158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.83% 0.111 171.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1558, 42.5847, 40.8586) |
| Luminance | 0.4259 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.53
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.00
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.73
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.83
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.35
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C1A2 #C15372
analogous
#53C16B #53C1A2 #53A9C1
triadic
#53C1A2 #A253C1 #C1A253
tetradic
#53C1A2 #6B53C1 #C15372 #A9C153
square
#53C1A2 #6B53C1 #C15372 #A9C153
split-complementary
#53C1A2 #C153A9 #C16B53
monochromatic
#29715D #399E81 #53C1A2 #80D1BA #ADE1D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#53C1A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.52
#53C1A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C1A2
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C1A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C1A2 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.52 | 9.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB6A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABAAA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0AC3B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c1a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 193, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.111 171.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd4bd',
500: '#53c1a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c1a2; $custom-light: #8dd4bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c1a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 193,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.091,
"s": 47.009,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73835,
"c": 0.11123,
"h": 171.8
},
"luminance": 0.42588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C1A2
secondary
#CFA1AE
accent
#5177D7
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381