#53C4BC#53C4BC
#53C4BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.103 H 188.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C4BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 196, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 49%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 58%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.7%, 0%, 4.1%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.86, -33.79, -5.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.86, 34.26, 189.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.35% -0.1017 -0.0158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.35% 0.103 188.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3803, 44.9464, 54.5363) |
| Luminance | 0.4495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.57
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.33
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.21
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.59
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.70
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C4BC #C4535B
analogous
#53C483 #53C4BC #5394C4
triadic
#53C4BC #BC53C4 #C4BC53
tetradic
#53C4BC #8353C4 #C4535B #94C453
square
#53C4BC #8353C4 #C4535B #94C453
split-complementary
#53C4BC #C45394 #C48353
monochromatic
#28756F #38A29B #53C4BC #81D4CE #AEE3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#53C4BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#53C4BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C4BC
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C4BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C4BC | 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)
#BABABC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8ADBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c4bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 196, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.103 188.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd6d0',
500: '#53c4bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c4bc; $custom-light: #8fd6d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c4bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 196,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.752,
"s": 48.918,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75349,
"c": 0.10289,
"h": 188.8
},
"luminance": 0.4495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C4BC
secondary
#D1A2A5
accent
#4F59D8
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382