#53C2AF#53C2AF
#53C2AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.105 H 180.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C2AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 194, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 48%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 57%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.2%, 0%, 9.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.90, -36.23, 0.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.90, 36.23, 179.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.46% -0.1053 -0.0005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.46% 0.105 180.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5934, 43.5147, 47.3360) |
| Luminance | 0.4352 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.21
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.38
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.36
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.63
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.82
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C2AF #C25366
analogous
#53C278 #53C2AF #539DC2
triadic
#53C2AF #AF53C2 #C2AF53
tetradic
#53C2AF #7853C2 #C25366 #9DC253
square
#53C2AF #7853C2 #C25366 #9DC253
split-complementary
#53C2AF #C2539D #C27853
monochromatic
#287266 #389F8E #53C2AF #80D2C4 #ADE2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#53C2AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.70
#53C2AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C2AF
9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C2AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C2AF | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.70 | 9.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB8AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9ABB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c2af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 194, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.105 180.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed5c6',
500: '#53c2af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c2af; $custom-light: #8ed5c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c2af",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 194,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.73,
"s": 47.639,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74457,
"c": 0.10528,
"h": 180.3
},
"luminance": 0.43518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C2AF
secondary
#D0A1A9
accent
#5168D7
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382