#53C7BC#53C7BC
#53C7BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.106 H 186.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C7BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 199, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 51%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 58%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.3%, 0%, 5.5%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.75, -35.20, -4.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.75, 35.46, 186.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.07% -0.1049 -0.0122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.07% 0.106 186.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0638, 46.3133, 54.7641) |
| Luminance | 0.4632 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.45
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.48
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.13
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.17
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.72
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C7BC #C7535E
analogous
#53C782 #53C7BC #5398C7
triadic
#53C7BC #BC53C7 #C7BC53
tetradic
#53C7BC #8253C7 #C7535E #98C753
square
#53C7BC #8253C7 #C7535E #98C753
split-complementary
#53C7BC #C75398 #C78253
monochromatic
#277871 #36A79C #53C7BC #81D6CE #AFE5E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#53C7BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.26
#53C7BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C7BC
10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C7BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C7BC | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.26 | 10.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDBDBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB0BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c7bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 199, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.106 186.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd8d0',
500: '#53c7bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c7bc; $custom-light: #8fd8d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c7bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 199,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.31,
"s": 50.877,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76071,
"c": 0.10559,
"h": 186.6
},
"luminance": 0.46317
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C7BC
secondary
#D3A3A7
accent
#4D5BDA
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382