#53C7B2#53C7B2
#53C7B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.109 H 179.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C7B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 199, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 51%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 58%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.3%, 0%, 10.6%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.48, -37.77, 0.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.48, 37.77, 178.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.76% -0.1093 0.0013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.76% 0.109 179.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0229, 45.8970, 49.2822) |
| Luminance | 0.4590 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.50
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.95
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.70
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.93
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.28
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C7B2 #C75368
analogous
#53C778 #53C7B2 #53A2C7
triadic
#53C7B2 #B253C7 #C7B253
tetradic
#53C7B2 #7853C7 #C75368 #A2C753
square
#53C7B2 #7853C7 #C75368 #A2C753
split-complementary
#53C7B2 #C753A2 #C77853
monochromatic
#27786A #36A792 #53C7B2 #81D6C7 #AFE5DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#53C7B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.18
#53C7B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C7B2
10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C7B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C7B2 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.18 | 10.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBCB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEAFB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c7b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 199, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.109 179.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed8c9',
500: '#53c7b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c7b2; $custom-light: #8ed8c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c7b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 199,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.138,
"s": 50.877,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75763,
"c": 0.10934,
"h": 179.3
},
"luminance": 0.459
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C7B2
secondary
#D3A3AB
accent
#4D67DA
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF8
border
#CCD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382