#53C1BE#53C1BE
#53C1BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.100 H 192.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C1BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 193, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 47%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 57%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57%, 0%, 1.6%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.02, -31.84, -7.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.02, 32.82, 194.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.69% -0.0976 -0.0221) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.69% 0.1 192.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9275, 43.6934, 55.4563) |
| Luminance | 0.4370 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.19
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.69
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.11
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.60
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.99
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C1BE #C15356
analogous
#53C187 #53C1BE #538DC1
triadic
#53C1BE #BE53C1 #C1BE53
tetradic
#53C1BE #8753C1 #C15356 #8DC153
square
#53C1BE #8753C1 #C15356 #8DC153
split-complementary
#53C1BE #C1538D #C18753
monochromatic
#29716F #399E9B #53C1BE #80D1CF #ADE1E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#53C1BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.74
#53C1BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C1BE
9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C1BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C1BE | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.74 | 9.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B8BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4ABBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c1be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 193, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.100 192.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed4d1',
500: '#53c1be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c1be; $custom-light: #8ed4d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c1be",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 193,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.364,
"s": 47.009,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74693,
"c": 0.10004,
"h": 192.8
},
"luminance": 0.43697
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C1BE
secondary
#CFA1A2
accent
#5155D7
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8382