#53CFC8#53CFC8
#53CFC8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.506; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.110 H 190.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53CFC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 207, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 56%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 60%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 0%, 3.4%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.45, -35.74, -6.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.45, 36.39, 190.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.38% -0.1081 -0.019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.38% 0.11 190) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3008, 50.6310, 62.4921) |
| Luminance | 0.5063 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.09
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.11
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.04
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.40
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.08
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53CFC8 #CF535A
analogous
#53CF8A #53CFC8 #5398CF
triadic
#53CFC8 #C853CF #CFC853
tetradic
#53CFC8 #8A53CF #CF535A #98CF53
square
#53CFC8 #8A53CF #CF535A #98CF53
split-complementary
#53CFC8 #CF5398 #CF8A53
monochromatic
#25837E #32B3AC #53CFC8 #83DCD7 #B3EAE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#53CFC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.13
#53CFC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53CFC8
11.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53CFC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53CFC8 | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.13 | 11.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4C5C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B7C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53cfc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 207, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.110 190.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91ded8',
500: '#53cfc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53cfc8; $custom-light: #91ded8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53cfc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 207,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.613,
"s": 56.364,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78376,
"c": 0.10975,
"h": 190
},
"luminance": 0.50635
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53CFC8
secondary
#8A3C40
accent
#4851E0
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483