#53CD9F#53CD9F
#53CD9F is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.480; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.129 H 165.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53CD9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 205, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(157, 55%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(157, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.5%, 0%, 22.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.83, -44.92, 12.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.83, 46.73, 163.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.71% -0.1244 0.033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.71% 0.129 165.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6535, 48.0017, 40.3913) |
| Luminance | 0.4800 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.69
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.09
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.28
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.90
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.11
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53CD9F #CD5381
analogous
#53CD62 #53CD9F #53BECD
triadic
#53CD9F #9F53CD #CD9F53
tetradic
#53CD9F #6253CD #CD5381 #BECD53
square
#53CD9F #6253CD #CD5381 #BECD53
split-complementary
#53CD9F #CD53BE #CD6253
monochromatic
#25805E #33B081 #53CD9F #82DBB9 #B2E9D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#53CD9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.60
#53CD9F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53CD9F
10.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53CD9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53CD9F | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.60 | 10.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9C09D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8B3A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53cd9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 205, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.129 165.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8eddbb',
500: '#53cd9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53cd9f; $custom-light: #8eddbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53cd9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 205,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 157.377,
"s": 54.955,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76709,
"c": 0.12872,
"h": 165.1
},
"luminance": 0.48005
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53CD9F
secondary
#D7A5B8
accent
#4A82DE
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F2FBF6
border
#CCD4D0
text
#0D1511
muted
#7E8380