#53CBC0#53CBC0
#53CBC0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.108 H 186.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53CBC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 203, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 54%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 59%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.1%, 0%, 5.4%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.05, -36.01, -4.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.05, 36.29, 187.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.16% -0.1074 -0.0129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.16% 0.108 186.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4334, 48.3531, 57.3774) |
| Luminance | 0.4836 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.74
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.22
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.30
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.42
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.51
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53CBC0 #CB535E
analogous
#53CB84 #53CBC0 #539ACB
triadic
#53CBC0 #C053CB #CBC053
tetradic
#53CBC0 #8453CB #CB535E #9ACB53
square
#53CBC0 #8453CB #CB535E #9ACB53
split-complementary
#53CBC0 #CB539A #CB8453
monochromatic
#267E76 #34ADA2 #53CBC0 #82D9D1 #B1E7E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#53CBC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.67
#53CBC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53CBC0
10.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53CBC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53CBC0 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.67 | 10.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1C1C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB3C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53cbc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 203, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.108 186.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90dbd3',
500: '#53cbc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53cbc0; $custom-light: #90dbd3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53cbc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 203,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.5,
"s": 53.571,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77161,
"c": 0.10814,
"h": 186.9
},
"luminance": 0.48357
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53CBC0
secondary
#D6A4A9
accent
#4B58DD
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FBF9
border
#CCD4D2
text
#0E1514
muted
#7E8382