#53C8A6#53C8A6
#53C8A6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.117 H 171.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C8A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 200, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 52%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 59%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.5%, 0%, 17%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.48, -41.14, 7.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.48, 41.76, 170.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.66% -0.1159 0.0184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.66% 0.117 171) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1012, 45.8976, 43.2891) |
| Luminance | 0.4590 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.09
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.47
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.61
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.88
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.33
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C8A6 #C85375
analogous
#53C86B #53C8A6 #53AFC8
triadic
#53C8A6 #A653C8 #C8A653
tetradic
#53C8A6 #6B53C8 #C85375 #AFC853
square
#53C8A6 #6B53C8 #C85375 #AFC853
split-complementary
#53C8A6 #C853AF #C86B53
monochromatic
#277A62 #36A887 #53C8A6 #81D7BE #B0E6D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#53C8A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.18
#53C8A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C8A6
10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C8A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C8A6 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.18 | 10.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3BCA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1AFA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c8a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 200, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.117 171.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed9c0',
500: '#53c8a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c8a6; $custom-light: #8ed9c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c8a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 200,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.564,
"s": 51.542,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75664,
"c": 0.11731,
"h": 171
},
"luminance": 0.45901
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C8A6
secondary
#D4A3B1
accent
#4D76DB
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F2FAF7
border
#CCD3D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381