#53CEC4#53CEC4
#53CEC4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.110 H 187.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53CEC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 206, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 56%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 60%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.7%, 0%, 4.9%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.05, -36.34, -5.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.05, 36.72, 188.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.01% -0.1088 -0.0148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.01% 0.11 187.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5980, 49.9634, 59.9817) |
| Luminance | 0.4997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.04
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.73
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.00
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.89
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.14
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53CEC4 #CE535D
analogous
#53CE87 #53CEC4 #539BCE
triadic
#53CEC4 #C453CE #CEC453
tetradic
#53CEC4 #8753CE #CE535D #9BCE53
square
#53CEC4 #8753CE #CE535D #9BCE53
split-complementary
#53CEC4 #CE539B #CE8753
monochromatic
#25827A #33B1A7 #53CEC4 #83DCD4 #B2E9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#53CEC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#53CEC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53CEC4
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53CEC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53CEC4 | 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)
#C4C4C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B6C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53cec4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 206, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.110 187.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90ddd5',
500: '#53cec4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53cec4; $custom-light: #90ddd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53cec4",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 206,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.122,
"s": 55.656,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78008,
"c": 0.10978,
"h": 187.7
},
"luminance": 0.49967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53CEC4
secondary
#D8A5A9
accent
#4955DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFA
border
#CCD4D3
text
#0E1514
muted
#7E8383