#53C7C2#53C7C2
#53C7C2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.104 H 191.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C7C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 199, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 51%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 58%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.3%, 0%, 2.5%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.92, -33.61, -7.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.92, 34.39, 192.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.27% -0.1023 -0.0204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.27% 0.104 191.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7241, 46.5774, 58.2415) |
| Luminance | 0.4658 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.62
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.08
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.55
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.85
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C7C2 #C75358
analogous
#53C788 #53C7C2 #5392C7
triadic
#53C7C2 #C253C7 #C7C253
tetradic
#53C7C2 #8853C7 #C75358 #92C753
square
#53C7C2 #8853C7 #C75358 #92C753
split-complementary
#53C7C2 #C75392 #C78853
monochromatic
#277875 #36A7A2 #53C7C2 #81D6D2 #AFE5E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#53C7C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.32
#53C7C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C7C2
10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C7C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C7C2 | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.32 | 10.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCBEC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB0C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c7c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 199, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.104 191.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd8d4',
500: '#53c7c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c7c2; $custom-light: #8fd8d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c7c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 199,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.414,
"s": 50.877,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76265,
"c": 0.10427,
"h": 191.3
},
"luminance": 0.46581
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C7C2
secondary
#D3A3A5
accent
#4D54DA
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0E1414
muted
#7E8382