#53CDB2#53CDB2
#53CDB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.116 H 176.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53CDB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 205, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 55%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.5%, 0%, 13.2%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.27, -40.47, 3.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.27, 40.61, 175.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.22% -0.1157 0.0082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.22% 0.116 176) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4307, 48.7126, 49.7515) |
| Luminance | 0.4872 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.22
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 3.66
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.48
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.51
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.22
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53CDB2 #CD536E
analogous
#53CD75 #53CDB2 #53ABCD
triadic
#53CDB2 #B253CD #CDB253
tetradic
#53CDB2 #7553CD #CD536E #ABCD53
square
#53CDB2 #7553CD #CD536E #ABCD53
split-complementary
#53CDB2 #CD53AB #CD7553
monochromatic
#25806C #33B094 #53CDB2 #82DBC7 #B2E9DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#53CDB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.74
#53CDB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53CDB2
10.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53CDB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53CDB2 | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.74 | 10.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C1B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B4B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53cdb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 205, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.116 176.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fddc9',
500: '#53cdb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53cdb2; $custom-light: #8fddc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53cdb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 205,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.721,
"s": 54.955,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77221,
"c": 0.11602,
"h": 176
},
"luminance": 0.48716
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53CDB2
secondary
#D7A5B0
accent
#4A6ADE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FBF8
border
#CCD4D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382