#53C2B3#53C2B3
#53C2B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.104 H 183.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C2B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 194, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 48%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 57%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.2%, 0%, 7.7%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.01, -35.21, -1.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.01, 35.27, 183.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.58% -0.1035 -0.0059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.58% 0.104 183.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9921, 43.6742, 49.4358) |
| Luminance | 0.4368 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.64
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.79
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.94
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.44
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.66
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C2B3 #C25362
analogous
#53C27C #53C2B3 #539AC2
triadic
#53C2B3 #B353C2 #C2B353
tetradic
#53C2B3 #7C53C2 #C25362 #9AC253
square
#53C2B3 #7C53C2 #C25362 #9AC253
split-complementary
#53C2B3 #C2539A #C27C53
monochromatic
#287268 #389F91 #53C2B3 #80D2C7 #ADE2DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#53C2B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.74
#53C2B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C2B3
9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C2B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C2B3 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.74 | 9.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB8B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8ABB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c2b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 194, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.104 183.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed5c9',
500: '#53c2b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c2b3; $custom-light: #8ed5c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c2b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 194,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.892,
"s": 47.639,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7458,
"c": 0.10365,
"h": 183.3
},
"luminance": 0.43677
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C2B3
secondary
#D0A1A7
accent
#5163D7
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382