#53C2A4#53C2A4
#53C2A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.111 H 172.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C2A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 194, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 48%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 57%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.2%, 0%, 15.5%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.62, -38.94, 5.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.62, 39.34, 171.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.14% -0.1103 0.0143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.14% 0.111 172.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5568, 43.1000, 41.8763) |
| Luminance | 0.4310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.44
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.27
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.47
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.63
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.10
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C2A4 #C25371
analogous
#53C26D #53C2A4 #53A8C2
triadic
#53C2A4 #A453C2 #C2A453
tetradic
#53C2A4 #6D53C2 #C25371 #A8C253
square
#53C2A4 #6D53C2 #C25371 #A8C253
split-complementary
#53C2A4 #C253A8 #C26D53
monochromatic
#28725E #389F84 #53C2A4 #80D2BC #ADE2D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#53C2A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.62
#53C2A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C2A4
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C2A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C2A4 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.62 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB7A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACABA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#03C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c2a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 194, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.111 172.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd5bf',
500: '#53c2a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c2a4; $custom-light: #8dd5bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c2a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 194,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.784,
"s": 47.639,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74137,
"c": 0.11119,
"h": 172.6
},
"luminance": 0.43103
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C2A4
secondary
#D0A1AE
accent
#5175D7
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381