#53CFC2#53CFC2
#53CFC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.504; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.111 H 185.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53CFC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 207, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 56%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 60%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 0%, 6.3%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.29, -37.33, -3.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.29, 37.52, 185.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.19% -0.1107 -0.0109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.19% 0.111 185.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6133, 50.3560, 58.8713) |
| Luminance | 0.5036 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.95
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.23
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.59
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.94
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.97
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53CFC2 #CF5360
analogous
#53CF84 #53CFC2 #539ECF
triadic
#53CFC2 #C253CF #CFC253
tetradic
#53CFC2 #8453CF #CF5360 #9ECF53
square
#53CFC2 #8453CF #CF5360 #9ECF53
split-complementary
#53CFC2 #CF539E #CF8453
monochromatic
#258379 #32B3A5 #53CFC2 #83DCD3 #B3EAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#53CFC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.07
#53CFC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53CFC2
11.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53CFC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53CFC2 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.07 | 11.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5C4C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B6C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53cfc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 207, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.111 185.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90ded4',
500: '#53cfc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53cfc2; $custom-light: #90ded4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53cfc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 207,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.71,
"s": 56.364,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78185,
"c": 0.11125,
"h": 185.6
},
"luminance": 0.5036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53CFC2
secondary
#8A3C44
accent
#4858E0
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483