#53CFC0#53CFC0
#53CFC0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.503; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.112 H 184.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53CFC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 207, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 56%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 60%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 0%, 7.2%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.23, -37.85, -2.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.23, 37.95, 184.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.12% -0.1116 -0.0082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.12% 0.112 184.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3902, 50.2667, 57.6963) |
| Luminance | 0.5027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.62
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.19
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.21
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.62
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.92
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53CFC0 #CF5362
analogous
#53CF82 #53CFC0 #53A0CF
triadic
#53CFC0 #C053CF #CFC053
tetradic
#53CFC0 #8253CF #CF5362 #A0CF53
square
#53CFC0 #8253CF #CF5362 #A0CF53
split-complementary
#53CFC0 #CF53A0 #CF8253
monochromatic
#258378 #32B3A3 #53CFC0 #83DCD2 #B3EAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#53CFC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.05
#53CFC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53CFC0
11.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53CFC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53CFC0 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.05 | 11.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C4C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B6C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53cfc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 207, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.112 184.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90ded3',
500: '#53cfc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53cfc0; $custom-light: #90ded3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53cfc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 207,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.742,
"s": 56.364,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78122,
"c": 0.11189,
"h": 184.2
},
"luminance": 0.5027
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53CFC0
secondary
#8A3C45
accent
#485AE0
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483