#53CBD3#53CBD3
#53CBD3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.493; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.107 H 201.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53CBD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 203, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 59%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 61%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.7%, 3.8%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.61, -30.84, -14.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.61, 33.87, 204.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.8% -0.0993 -0.0388) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.8% 0.107 201.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6761, 49.2502, 69.1888) |
| Luminance | 0.4925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.93
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.45
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.16
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.14
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.45
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53CBD3 #D35B53
analogous
#53D39B #53CBD3 #538BD3
triadic
#53CBD3 #D353CB #CBD353
tetradic
#53CBD3 #9B53D3 #D35B53 #8BD353
square
#53CBD3 #9B53D3 #D35B53 #8BD353
split-complementary
#53CBD3 #D3538B #D39B53
monochromatic
#238289 #2FB1B9 #53CBD3 #84DADF #B4E8EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#53CBD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.85
#53CBD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53CBD3
10.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53CBD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53CBD3 | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.85 | 10.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDC3D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B4D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53cbd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 203, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.107 201.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91dbe0',
500: '#53cbd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53cbd3; $custom-light: #91dbe0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53cbd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 203,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.75,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77799,
"c": 0.10656,
"h": 201.3
},
"luminance": 0.49254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53CBD3
secondary
#DBAAA7
accent
#4F45E2
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7E8383