#53C1BB#53C1BB
#53C1BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.101 H 190.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C1BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 193, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 47%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 57%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57%, 0%, 3.1%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.94, -32.64, -6.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.94, 33.27, 191.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.59% -0.0989 -0.018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.59% 0.101 190.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6030, 43.5636, 53.7472) |
| Luminance | 0.4357 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.16
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.35
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.21
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.21
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.96
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C1BB #C15359
analogous
#53C184 #53C1BB #5390C1
triadic
#53C1BB #BB53C1 #C1BB53
tetradic
#53C1BB #8453C1 #C15359 #90C153
square
#53C1BB #8453C1 #C15359 #90C153
split-complementary
#53C1BB #C15390 #C18453
monochromatic
#29716D #399E98 #53C1BB #80D1CD #ADE1DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#53C1BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.71
#53C1BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C1BB
9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C1BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C1BB | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.71 | 9.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B8BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5ABBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c1bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 193, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.101 190.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed4cf',
500: '#53c1bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c1bb; $custom-light: #8ed4cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c1bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 193,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.727,
"s": 47.009,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74594,
"c": 0.1005,
"h": 190.3
},
"luminance": 0.43567
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C1BB
secondary
#CFA1A3
accent
#5158D7
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382