#53D2C3#53D2C3
#53D2C3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.519; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.114 H 184.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D2C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 210, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 59%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 60%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.5%, 0%, 7.1%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.20, -38.44, -3.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.20, 38.55, 184.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.94% -0.1134 -0.0087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.94% 0.114 184.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4597, 51.8685, 59.7093) |
| Luminance | 0.5187 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.48
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.53
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.70
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.72
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.55
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D2C3 #D25362
analogous
#53D283 #53D2C3 #53A2D2
triadic
#53D2C3 #C353D2 #D2C353
tetradic
#53D2C3 #8353D2 #D25362 #A2D253
square
#53D2C3 #8353D2 #D25362 #A2D253
split-complementary
#53D2C3 #D253A2 #D28353
monochromatic
#23877B #30B8A8 #53D2C3 #84DFD4 #B4EBE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#53D2C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.37
#53D2C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D2C3
11.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D2C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D2C3 | 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)
#C8C7C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5B9C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d2c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 210, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.114 184.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e0d5',
500: '#53d2c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d2c3; $custom-light: #91e0d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d2c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 210,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.913,
"s": 58.525,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78936,
"c": 0.11375,
"h": 184.4
},
"luminance": 0.51872
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D2C3
secondary
#8E3B45
accent
#4658E2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483