#53D2CB#53D2CB
#53D2CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.522; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.112 H 190.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D2CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 210, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 59%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 60%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.5%, 0%, 3.3%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.42, -36.33, -6.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.42, 37.00, 190.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.19% -0.1099 -0.0195) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.19% 0.112 190.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3886, 52.2400, 64.6013) |
| Luminance | 0.5224 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.96
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.18
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.00
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.48
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D2CB #D2535A
analogous
#53D28C #53D2CB #5399D2
triadic
#53D2CB #CB53D2 #D2CB53
tetradic
#53D2CB #8C53D2 #D2535A #99D253
square
#53D2CB #8C53D2 #D2535A #99D253
split-complementary
#53D2CB #D25399 #D28C53
monochromatic
#238782 #30B8B0 #53D2CB #84DFDA #B4EBE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#53D2CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.45
#53D2CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D2CB
11.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D2CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D2CB | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.45 | 11.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C8CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B9CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D7D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d2cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 210, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.112 190.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e0da',
500: '#53d2cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d2cb; $custom-light: #91e0da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d2cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 210,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.693,
"s": 58.525,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7919,
"c": 0.11163,
"h": 190.1
},
"luminance": 0.52244
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D2CB
secondary
#8E3B40
accent
#464FE2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483