#53C8A1#53C8A1
#53C8A1 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.121 H 168.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C8A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 200, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 52%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 59%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.5%, 0%, 19.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.36, -42.30, 9.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.36, 43.41, 167.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.53% -0.1181 0.025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.53% 0.121 168.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6515, 45.7177, 40.9204) |
| Luminance | 0.4572 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.27
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.00
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.85
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.98
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.16
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C8A1 #C8537A
analogous
#53C866 #53C8A1 #53B4C8
triadic
#53C8A1 #A153C8 #C8A153
tetradic
#53C8A1 #6653C8 #C8537A #B4C853
square
#53C8A1 #6653C8 #C8537A #B4C853
split-complementary
#53C8A1 #C853B4 #C86653
monochromatic
#277A5E #36A882 #53C8A1 #81D7BA #B0E6D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#53C8A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.14
#53C8A1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C8A1
10.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C8A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C8A1 | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.14 | 10.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3BB9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2AFA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#02C9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c8a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 200, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.121 168.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed9bc',
500: '#53c8a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c8a1; $custom-light: #8ed9bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c8a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 200,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160,
"s": 51.542,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7553,
"c": 0.12076,
"h": 168.1
},
"luminance": 0.45721
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C8A1
secondary
#D4A3B3
accent
#4D7CDB
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381