#53C8CF#53C8CF
#53C8CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.105 H 200.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53C8CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 200, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 56%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 60%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 3.4%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.60, -30.52, -13.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.60, 33.31, 203.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.95% -0.0978 -0.0369) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.95% 0.105 200.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4792, 47.6489, 66.3467) |
| Luminance | 0.4765 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.95
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.12
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.17
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.66
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53C8CF #CF5A53
analogous
#53CF98 #53C8CF #538ACF
triadic
#53C8CF #CF53C8 #C8CF53
tetradic
#53C8CF #9853CF #CF5A53 #8ACF53
square
#53C8CF #9853CF #CF5A53 #8ACF53
split-complementary
#53C8CF #CF538A #CF9853
monochromatic
#257E83 #32ACB3 #53C8CF #83D7DC #B3E7EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#53C8CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#53C8CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53C8CF
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53C8CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53C8CF | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAC0D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B1D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53c8cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 200, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.105 200.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90d9dd',
500: '#53c8cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53c8cf; $custom-light: #90d9dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53c8cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 200,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.387,
"s": 56.364,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76948,
"c": 0.10453,
"h": 200.7
},
"luminance": 0.47653
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53C8CF
secondary
#D8A8A6
accent
#5148E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8383