#53C7C4#53C7C4
#53C7C4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.104 H 192.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C7C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 199, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 51%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 58%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.3%, 0%, 1.5%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.98, -33.07, -8.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.98, 34.10, 194.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.33% -0.1014 -0.0231) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.33% 0.104 192.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9502, 46.6679, 59.4325) |
| Luminance | 0.4667 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.72
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.69
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.78
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.79
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.44
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C7C4 #C75356
analogous
#53C78A #53C7C4 #5390C7
triadic
#53C7C4 #C453C7 #C7C453
tetradic
#53C7C4 #8A53C7 #C75356 #90C753
square
#53C7C4 #8A53C7 #C75356 #90C753
split-complementary
#53C7C4 #C75390 #C78A53
monochromatic
#277876 #36A7A4 #53C7C4 #81D6D4 #AFE5E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#53C7C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.33
#53C7C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C7C4
10.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C7C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C7C4 | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.33 | 10.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCBEC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B0C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c7c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 199, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.104 192.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd8d5',
500: '#53c7c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c7c4; $custom-light: #8fd8d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c7c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 199,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.448,
"s": 50.877,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76332,
"c": 0.104,
"h": 192.8
},
"luminance": 0.46671
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C7C4
secondary
#D3A3A4
accent
#4D51DA
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFA
border
#CCD3D3
text
#0E1414
muted
#7E8383