#53C2D9#53C2D9
#53C2D9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.105 H 213.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C2D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 194, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 64%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 62%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 10.6%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.17, -24.70, -20.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.17, 32.37, 220.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.9% -0.0875 -0.0581) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.9% 0.105 213.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3783, 45.4286, 72.5363) |
| Luminance | 0.4543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.19
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 6.67
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.06
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.09
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.12
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 8.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C2D9 #D96A53
analogous
#53D9AD #53C2D9 #537FD9
triadic
#53C2D9 #D953C2 #C2D953
tetradic
#53C2D9 #AD53D9 #D96A53 #7FD953
square
#53C2D9 #AD53D9 #D96A53 #7FD953
split-complementary
#53C2D9 #D9537F #D9AD53
monochromatic
#207E91 #2BA9C4 #53C2D9 #85D4E4 #B7E6EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#53C2D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#53C2D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C2D9
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C2D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C2D9 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1BCDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DADD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c2d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 194, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.105 213.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91d4e4',
500: '#53c2d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c2d9; $custom-light: #91d4e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c2d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 194,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.299,
"s": 63.81,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75904,
"c": 0.10501,
"h": 213.6
},
"luminance": 0.45432
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C2D9
secondary
#DEB3AA
accent
#5D41E7
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8383