#53C2D5#53C2D5
#53C2D5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.103 H 210.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C2D5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 194, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 61%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 61%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61%, 8.9%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.04, -25.87, -18.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.04, 32.07, 216.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.75% -0.0891 -0.0526) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.75% 0.103 210.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8643, 45.2231, 69.8294) |
| Luminance | 0.4523 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.74
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.47
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.32
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.96
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.04
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C2D5 #D56653
analogous
#53D5A7 #53C2D5 #5381D5
triadic
#53C2D5 #D553C2 #C2D553
tetradic
#53C2D5 #A753D5 #D56653 #81D553
square
#53C2D5 #A753D5 #D56653 #81D553
split-complementary
#53C2D5 #D55381 #D5A753
monochromatic
#227C8C #2EA8BD #53C2D5 #84D3E1 #B5E5ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#53C2D5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.05
#53C2D5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C2D5
10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C2D5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C2D5 | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.05 | 10.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2BCD6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FADD5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c2d5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 194, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.103 210.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90d4e2',
500: '#53c2d5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c2d5; $custom-light: #90d4e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c2d5",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 194,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.769,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75751,
"c": 0.10342,
"h": 210.6
},
"luminance": 0.45227
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C2D5
secondary
#DCB0A8
accent
#5B44E4
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8383