#53C2BB#53C2BB
#53C2BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.101 H 189.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C2BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 194, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 48%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 57%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.2%, 0%, 3.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.23, -33.12, -6.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.23, 33.66, 190.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.83% -0.0999 -0.0168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.83% 0.101 189.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8248, 44.0072, 53.8211) |
| Luminance | 0.4401 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.96
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.25
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.27
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.33
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.71
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C2BB #C2535A
analogous
#53C284 #53C2BB #5392C2
triadic
#53C2BB #BB53C2 #C2BB53
tetradic
#53C2BB #8453C2 #C2535A #92C253
square
#53C2BB #8453C2 #C2535A #92C253
split-complementary
#53C2BB #C25392 #C28453
monochromatic
#28726D #389F99 #53C2BB #80D2CD #ADE2DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#53C2BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#53C2BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C2BB
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C2BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C2BB | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B9BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6ACBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c2bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 194, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.101 189.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed5cf',
500: '#53c2bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c2bb; $custom-light: #8ed5cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c2bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 194,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.216,
"s": 47.639,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74835,
"c": 0.10135,
"h": 189.5
},
"luminance": 0.4401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C2BB
secondary
#D0A1A4
accent
#5159D7
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382