#53C2A2#53C2A2
#53C2A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.112 H 171.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C2A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 194, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 48%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 57%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.2%, 0%, 16.5%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.57, -39.41, 6.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.57, 39.97, 170.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.08% -0.1112 0.0169) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.08% 0.112 171.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3776, 43.0284, 40.9325) |
| Luminance | 0.4303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.26
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.24
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.91
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.10
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.24
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C2A2 #C25373
analogous
#53C26B #53C2A2 #53AAC2
triadic
#53C2A2 #A253C2 #C2A253
tetradic
#53C2A2 #6B53C2 #C25373 #AAC253
square
#53C2A2 #6B53C2 #C25373 #AAC253
split-complementary
#53C2A2 #C253AA #C26B53
monochromatic
#28725D #389F82 #53C2A2 #80D2BA #ADE2D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#53C2A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#53C2A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C2A2
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C2A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C2A2 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB6A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACAAA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#09C3B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c2a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 194, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.112 171.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd5bd',
500: '#53c2a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c2a2; $custom-light: #8dd5bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c2a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 194,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.703,
"s": 47.639,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74081,
"c": 0.11247,
"h": 171.3
},
"luminance": 0.43031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C2A2
secondary
#D0A1AE
accent
#5177D7
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381