#53C8A4#53C8A4
#53C8A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.458; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.119 H 169.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C8A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 200, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 52%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 59%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.5%, 0%, 18%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.43, -41.61, 8.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.43, 42.41, 168.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.61% -0.1168 0.021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.61% 0.119 169.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9192, 45.8248, 42.3304) |
| Luminance | 0.4583 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.05
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.31
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.73
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.94
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.37
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C8A4 #C85377
analogous
#53C869 #53C8A4 #53B2C8
triadic
#53C8A4 #A453C8 #C8A453
tetradic
#53C8A4 #6953C8 #C85377 #B2C853
square
#53C8A4 #6953C8 #C85377 #B2C853
split-complementary
#53C8A4 #C853B2 #C86953
monochromatic
#277A60 #36A885 #53C8A4 #81D7BD #B0E6D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#53C8A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.17
#53C8A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C8A4
10.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C8A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C8A4 | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.17 | 10.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3BCA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2AFA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c8a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 200, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.119 169.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed9bf',
500: '#53c8a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c8a4; $custom-light: #8ed9bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c8a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 200,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.538,
"s": 51.542,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7561,
"c": 0.11865,
"h": 169.8
},
"luminance": 0.45828
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C8A4
secondary
#D4A3B2
accent
#4D79DB
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381