#53CFC4#53CFC4
#53CFC4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.504; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.111 H 187.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53CFC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 207, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 56%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 60%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 0%, 5.3%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.34, -36.80, -4.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.34, 37.12, 187.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.25% -0.1098 -0.0136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.25% 0.111 187.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8395, 50.4464, 60.0622) |
| Luminance | 0.5045 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.28
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.39
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.30
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.03
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.04
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53CFC4 #CF535E
analogous
#53CF86 #53CFC4 #539CCF
triadic
#53CFC4 #C453CF #CFC453
tetradic
#53CFC4 #8653CF #CF535E #9CCF53
square
#53CFC4 #8653CF #CF535E #9CCF53
split-complementary
#53CFC4 #CF539C #CF8653
monochromatic
#25837B #32B3A7 #53CFC4 #83DCD4 #B3EAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#53CFC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.09
#53CFC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53CFC4
11.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53CFC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53CFC4 | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.09 | 11.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5C5C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B6C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53cfc4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 207, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.111 187.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90ded5',
500: '#53cfc4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53cfc4; $custom-light: #90ded5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53cfc4",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 207,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.677,
"s": 56.364,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78248,
"c": 0.11067,
"h": 187.1
},
"luminance": 0.5045
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53CFC4
secondary
#8A3C43
accent
#4856E0
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483