#53D2C2#53D2C2
#53D2C2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.518; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.114 H 183.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D2C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 210, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 59%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 60%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.5%, 0%, 7.6%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.18, -38.69, -2.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.18, 38.78, 183.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.91% -0.1138 -0.0074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.91% 0.114 183.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3471, 51.8234, 59.1159) |
| Luminance | 0.5183 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.51
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.87
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.45
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.57
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.44
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D2C2 #D25363
analogous
#53D283 #53D2C2 #53A2D2
triadic
#53D2C2 #C253D2 #D2C253
tetradic
#53D2C2 #8353D2 #D25363 #A2D253
square
#53D2C2 #8353D2 #D25363 #A2D253
split-complementary
#53D2C2 #D253A2 #D28353
monochromatic
#23877B #30B8A7 #53D2C2 #84DFD3 #B4EBE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#53D2C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.37
#53D2C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D2C2
11.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D2C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D2C2 | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.37 | 11.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9C7C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5B9C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d2c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 210, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.114 183.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e0d4',
500: '#53d2c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d2c2; $custom-light: #91e0d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d2c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 210,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.441,
"s": 58.525,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78905,
"c": 0.11409,
"h": 183.7
},
"luminance": 0.51827
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D2C2
secondary
#8E3B46
accent
#465AE2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483