#53CFB8#53CFB8
#53CFB8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.115 H 178.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53CFB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 207, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 56%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 60%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 0%, 11.1%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.02, -39.88, 1.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.02, 39.90, 178.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.88% -0.1151 0.0025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.88% 0.115 178.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5278, 49.9218, 53.1543) |
| Luminance | 0.4993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 3.98
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.45
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.56
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.06
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.07
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53CFB8 #CF536A
analogous
#53CF7A #53CFB8 #53A8CF
triadic
#53CFB8 #B853CF #CFB853
tetradic
#53CFB8 #7A53CF #CF536A #A8CF53
square
#53CFB8 #7A53CF #CF536A #A8CF53
split-complementary
#53CFB8 #CF53A8 #CF7A53
monochromatic
#258372 #32B39B #53CFB8 #83DCCC #B3EAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#53CFB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#53CFB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53CFB8
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53CFB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53CFB8 | 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)
#C7C3B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5B6BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53cfb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 207, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.115 178.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90decd',
500: '#53cfb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53cfb8; $custom-light: #90decd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53cfb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 207,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.871,
"s": 56.364,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7788,
"c": 0.11518,
"h": 178.8
},
"luminance": 0.49925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53CFB8
secondary
#D8A6AF
accent
#4864E0
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FBF9
border
#CCD4D2
text
#0E1513
muted
#7E8382