#53D2C4#53D2C4
#53D2C4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.519; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.113 H 185.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D2C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 210, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 59%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 60%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.5%, 0%, 6.7%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.23, -38.18, -3.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.23, 38.34, 185.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.97% -0.113 -0.0101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.97% 0.113 185.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5732, 51.9139, 60.3068) |
| Luminance | 0.5192 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.19
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.50
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.89
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.96
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.27
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D2C4 #D25361
analogous
#53D285 #53D2C4 #53A0D2
triadic
#53D2C4 #C453D2 #D2C453
tetradic
#53D2C4 #8553D2 #D25361 #A0D253
square
#53D2C4 #8553D2 #D25361 #A0D253
split-complementary
#53D2C4 #D253A0 #D28553
monochromatic
#23877C #30B8A9 #53D2C4 #84DFD5 #B4EBE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#53D2C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.38
#53D2C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D2C4
11.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D2C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D2C4 | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.38 | 11.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8C7C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5B9C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d2c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 210, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.113 185.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e0d5',
500: '#53d2c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d2c4; $custom-light: #91e0d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d2c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 210,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.386,
"s": 58.525,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78967,
"c": 0.11342,
"h": 185.1
},
"luminance": 0.51918
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D2C4
secondary
#8E3B44
accent
#4657E2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483