#53C2A5#53C2A5
#53C2A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.111 H 173.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C2A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 194, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 48%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 57%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.2%, 0%, 14.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.65, -38.70, 5.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.65, 39.03, 172.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.17% -0.1098 0.013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.17% 0.111 173.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6474, 43.1363, 42.3537) |
| Luminance | 0.4314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.57
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.26
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.31
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.41
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.05
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C2A5 #C25370
analogous
#53C26E #53C2A5 #53A8C2
triadic
#53C2A5 #A553C2 #C2A553
tetradic
#53C2A5 #6E53C2 #C25370 #A8C253
square
#53C2A5 #6E53C2 #C25370 #A8C253
split-complementary
#53C2A5 #C253A8 #C26E53
monochromatic
#28725F #389F84 #53C2A5 #80D2BD #ADE2D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#53C2A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#53C2A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C2A5
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C2A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C2A5 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB7A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACABA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c2a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 194, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.111 173.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd5bf',
500: '#53c2a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c2a5; $custom-light: #8dd5bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c2a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 194,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.324,
"s": 47.639,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74165,
"c": 0.11058,
"h": 173.3
},
"luminance": 0.43139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C2A5
secondary
#D0A1AD
accent
#5174D7
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381