#53D1AC#53D1AC
#53D1AC is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.504; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.124 H 170.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D1AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 209, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 58%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 60%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.3%, 0%, 17.7%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.32, -43.67, 8.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.32, 44.41, 169.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.03% -0.1227 0.0206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.03% 0.124 170.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8105, 50.4150, 46.9710) |
| Luminance | 0.5042 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.01
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.76
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.34
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.21
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 5.65
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D1AC #D15378
analogous
#53D16D #53D1AC #53B7D1
triadic
#53D1AC #AC53D1 #D1AC53
tetradic
#53D1AC #6D53D1 #D15378 #B7D153
square
#53D1AC #6D53D1 #D15378 #B7D153
split-complementary
#53D1AC #D153B7 #D16D53
monochromatic
#248669 #31B68F #53D1AC #83DEC3 #B4EBDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#53D1AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.08
#53D1AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D1AC
11.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D1AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D1AC | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.08 | 11.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBC4AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9B7AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d1ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 209, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.124 170.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fe0c4',
500: '#53d1ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d1ac; $custom-light: #8fe0c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d1ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 209,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.381,
"s": 57.798,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78028,
"c": 0.1244,
"h": 170.5
},
"luminance": 0.50418
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D1AC
secondary
#8D3C53
accent
#4774E1
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FCF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1512
muted
#7F8482