#53CBE0#53CBE0
#53CBE0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 78.3% C 0.110 H 211.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53CBE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 203, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 69%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 63%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.9%, 9.4%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.03, -27.12, -20.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.03, 33.93, 216.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.27% -0.094 -0.0566) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.27% 0.11 211) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3722, 49.9286, 78.1215) |
| Luminance | 0.4993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.90
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 5.41
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.19
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.52
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.73
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53CBE0 #E06853
analogous
#53E0AE #53CBE0 #5385E0
triadic
#53CBE0 #E053CB #CBE053
tetradic
#53CBE0 #AE53E0 #E06853 #85E053
square
#53CBE0 #AE53E0 #E06853 #85E053
split-complementary
#53CBE0 #E05385 #E0AE53
monochromatic
#1C899C #26B7D0 #53CBE0 #87DBE9 #BBEAF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#53CBE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#53CBE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53CBE0
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53CBE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53CBE0 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAC4E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5B5E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53cbe0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 203, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.3% 0.110 211.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92dbe9',
500: '#53cbe0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53cbe0; $custom-light: #92dbe9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53cbe0",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 203,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.936,
"s": 69.458,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78275,
"c": 0.1097,
"h": 211
},
"luminance": 0.49933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53CBE0
secondary
#E2B4AC
accent
#3014D1
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FBFC
border
#CCD4D5
text
#0E1516
muted
#7E8384