#53C6CF#53C6CF
#53C6CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.103 H 202.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C6CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 198, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 56%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 60%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 4.3%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.02, -29.55, -14.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.02, 32.80, 205.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.47% -0.0957 -0.0394) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.47% 0.103 202.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0191, 46.7285, 66.1934) |
| Luminance | 0.4673 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.66
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.30
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.03
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.95
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C6CF #CF5C53
analogous
#53CF9A #53C6CF #5388CF
triadic
#53C6CF #CF53C6 #C6CF53
tetradic
#53C6CF #9A53CF #CF5C53 #88CF53
square
#53C6CF #9A53CF #CF5C53 #88CF53
split-complementary
#53C6CF #CF5388 #CF9A53
monochromatic
#257C83 #32AAB3 #53C6CF #83D6DC #B3E6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#53C6CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.35
#53C6CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C6CF
10.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C6CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C6CF | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.35 | 10.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8BED0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5B0D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c6cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 198, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.103 202.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90d7dd',
500: '#53c6cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c6cf; $custom-light: #90d7dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c6cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 198,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.355,
"s": 56.364,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76474,
"c": 0.10348,
"h": 202.4
},
"luminance": 0.46732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C6CF
secondary
#D8A9A6
accent
#5348E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8383