#53C2AA#53C2AA
#53C2AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.108 H 176.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C2AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 194, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 48%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 57%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.2%, 0%, 12.4%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.77, -37.48, 2.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.77, 37.57, 176.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.31% -0.1075 0.0063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.31% 0.108 176.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1115, 43.3219, 44.7975) |
| Luminance | 0.4333 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.47
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.49
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.52
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.85
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.09
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C2AA #C2536B
analogous
#53C273 #53C2AA #53A3C2
triadic
#53C2AA #AA53C2 #C2AA53
tetradic
#53C2AA #7353C2 #C2536B #A3C253
square
#53C2AA #7353C2 #C2536B #A3C253
split-complementary
#53C2AA #C253A3 #C27353
monochromatic
#287262 #389F89 #53C2AA #80D2C0 #ADE2D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#53C2AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.66
#53C2AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C2AA
9.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C2AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C2AA | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.66 | 9.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB7A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAABAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c2aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 194, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.108 176.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd5c3',
500: '#53c2aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c2aa; $custom-light: #8dd5c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c2aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 194,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.027,
"s": 47.639,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74309,
"c": 0.10772,
"h": 176.7
},
"luminance": 0.43325
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C2AA
secondary
#D0A1AB
accent
#516ED7
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381