#53C2CF#53C2CF
#53C2CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.102 H 205.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C2CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 194, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 56%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 60%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.84, -27.60, -15.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.84, 31.90, 210.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.53% -0.0915 -0.0443) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.53% 0.102 205.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1168, 44.9241, 65.8926) |
| Luminance | 0.4493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.70
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.03
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.27
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.87
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.69
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C2CF #CF6053
analogous
#53CF9E #53C2CF #5384CF
triadic
#53C2CF #CF53C2 #C2CF53
tetradic
#53C2CF #9E53CF #CF6053 #84CF53
square
#53C2CF #9E53CF #CF6053 #84CF53
split-complementary
#53C2CF #CF5384 #CF9E53
monochromatic
#257983 #32A5B3 #53C2CF #83D3DC #B3E4EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#53C2CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#53C2CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C2CF
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C2CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C2CF | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3BBD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ADCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c2cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 194, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.102 205.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90d4dd',
500: '#53c2cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c2cf; $custom-light: #90d4dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c2cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 194,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.29,
"s": 56.364,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75528,
"c": 0.10164,
"h": 205.8
},
"luminance": 0.44928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C2CF
secondary
#D8ABA6
accent
#5848E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8383