#53CD9E#53CD9E
#53CD9E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.480; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.130 H 164.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53CD9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 205, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(157, 55%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(157, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.5%, 0%, 22.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.80, -45.14, 13.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.80, 47.08, 163.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.68% -0.1249 0.0343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.68% 0.13 164.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5670, 47.9671, 39.9361) |
| Luminance | 0.4797 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.76
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.30
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.14
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.85
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 5.18
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53CD9E #CD5382
analogous
#53CD61 #53CD9E #53BFCD
triadic
#53CD9E #9E53CD #CD9E53
tetradic
#53CD9E #6153CD #CD5382 #BFCD53
square
#53CD9E #6153CD #CD5382 #BFCD53
split-complementary
#53CD9E #CD53BF #CD6153
monochromatic
#25805D #33B080 #53CD9E #82DBB9 #B2E9D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#53CD9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.59
#53CD9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53CD9E
10.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53CD9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53CD9E | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.59 | 10.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9BF9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8B3A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#02CDC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53cd9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 205, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.130 164.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8eddba',
500: '#53cd9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53cd9e; $custom-light: #8eddba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53cd9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 205,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 156.885,
"s": 54.955,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76684,
"c": 0.12951,
"h": 164.6
},
"luminance": 0.4797
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53CD9E
secondary
#D7A5B8
accent
#4A83DE
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F2FBF6
border
#CCD4D0
text
#0D1511
muted
#7E8380