#53D0C8#53D0C8
#53D0C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.511; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.111 H 189.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D0C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 208, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 57%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 60%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.1%, 0%, 3.8%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.75, -36.21, -6.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.75, 36.76, 189.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.61% -0.1091 -0.0178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.61% 0.111 189.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5439, 51.1171, 62.5731) |
| Luminance | 0.5112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.26
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.40
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.65
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.48
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.94
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D0C8 #D0535B
analogous
#53D08A #53D0C8 #539AD0
triadic
#53D0C8 #C853D0 #D0C853
tetradic
#53D0C8 #8A53D0 #D0535B #9AD053
square
#53D0C8 #8A53D0 #D0535B #9AD053
split-complementary
#53D0C8 #D0539A #D08A53
monochromatic
#24847E #31B4AC #53D0C8 #83DDD7 #B3EAE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#53D0C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.22
#53D0C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D0C8
11.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D0C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D0C8 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.22 | 11.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5C6C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B7C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d0c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 208, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.111 189.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91dfd8',
500: '#53d0c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d0c8; $custom-light: #91dfd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d0c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 208,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.16,
"s": 57.078,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78615,
"c": 0.11058,
"h": 189.3
},
"luminance": 0.51121
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D0C8
secondary
#8B3C41
accent
#4751E0
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483