#53D0C2#53D0C2
#53D0C2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.508; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.112 H 185.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D0C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 208, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 57%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 60%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.1%, 0%, 6.7%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.58, -37.78, -3.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.58, 37.94, 185.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.43% -0.1118 -0.0097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.43% 0.112 185) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8564, 50.8421, 58.9523) |
| Luminance | 0.5085 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.23
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.96
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.55
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.90
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.17
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D0C2 #D05361
analogous
#53D084 #53D0C2 #53A0D0
triadic
#53D0C2 #C253D0 #D0C253
tetradic
#53D0C2 #8453D0 #D05361 #A0D053
square
#53D0C2 #8453D0 #D05361 #A0D053
split-complementary
#53D0C2 #D053A0 #D08453
monochromatic
#24847A #31B4A6 #53D0C2 #83DDD3 #B3EAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#53D0C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.17
#53D0C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D0C2
11.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D0C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D0C2 | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.17 | 11.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C5C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B7C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d0c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 208, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.112 185.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90dfd4',
500: '#53d0c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d0c2; $custom-light: #90dfd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d0c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 208,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.28,
"s": 57.078,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78425,
"c": 0.11218,
"h": 185
},
"luminance": 0.50846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D0C2
secondary
#8B3C45
accent
#4759E0
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483