#53C4A2#53C4A2
#53C4A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.115 H 170.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C4A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 196, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 49%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 58%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.7%, 0%, 17.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.18, -40.31, 7.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.18, 41.00, 169.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.57% -0.1134 0.0192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.57% 0.115 170.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8257, 43.9246, 41.0819) |
| Luminance | 0.4393 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.76
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.77
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.08
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.31
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.36
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C4A2 #C45375
analogous
#53C46A #53C4A2 #53AEC4
triadic
#53C4A2 #A253C4 #C4A253
tetradic
#53C4A2 #6A53C4 #C45375 #AEC453
square
#53C4A2 #6A53C4 #C45375 #AEC453
split-complementary
#53C4A2 #C453AE #C46A53
monochromatic
#28755E #38A282 #53C4A2 #81D4BB #AEE3D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#53C4A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.79
#53C4A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C4A2
9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C4A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C4A2 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.79 | 9.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFB8A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEACA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#05C5BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c4a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 196, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.115 170.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd6bd',
500: '#53c4a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c4a2; $custom-light: #8dd6bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c4a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 196,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.947,
"s": 48.918,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74573,
"c": 0.11498,
"h": 170.4
},
"luminance": 0.43927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C4A2
secondary
#D1A2B0
accent
#4F79D8
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381