#53C3AB#53C3AB

#53C3AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.108 H 176.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53C3AB
RGB	rgb(83, 195, 171)
HSL	hsl(167, 48%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(167, 57%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 0%, 12.3%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.10, -37.69, 2.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.10, 37.77, 176.19°)
OKLab	oklab(74.58% -0.1082 0.0061)
OKLCH	oklch(74.58% 0.108 176.8)
XYZ	xyz(30.4297, 43.8065, 45.3720)
Luminance	0.4381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53C3AB #C3536B

analogous

#53C373 #53C3AB #53A3C3

triadic

#53C3AB #AB53C3 #C3AB53

tetradic

#53C3AB #7353C3 #C3536B #A3C353

square

#53C3AB #7353C3 #C3536B #A3C353

split-complementary

#53C3AB #C353A3 #C37353

monochromatic

#287363 #38A18A #53C3AB #80D3C1 #AEE3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.15

#53C3AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.76

#53C3AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #53C3AB

9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53C3AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##53C3AB	1.00	2.15	9.76	9.76
#FFFFFF	2.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BCB8AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABACAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C5BC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53c3ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 195, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.108 176.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ed6c4',
    500: '#53c3ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53c3ab;
$custom-light: #8ed6c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53c3ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 195,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 167.143,
    "s": 48.276,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74582,
    "c": 0.10834,
    "h": 176.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.43809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53C3AB

secondary

#D1A1AB

accent

#506DD8

background

#F9FDFC

surface

#F1FAF8

border

#CBD3D1

text

#0D1412

muted

#7E8381

Preview Lab

Preview with #53C3AB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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