#53D2CD#53D2CD
#53D2CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.523; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.111 H 191.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D2CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 210, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 59%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 60%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.5%, 0%, 2.4%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.48, -35.80, -7.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.48, 36.68, 192.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.26% -0.1091 -0.0222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.26% 0.111 191.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6284, 52.3360, 65.8646) |
| Luminance | 0.5234 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.74
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.68
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.99
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.28
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.42
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 8.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D2CD #D25358
analogous
#53D28E #53D2CD #5397D2
triadic
#53D2CD #CD53D2 #D2CD53
tetradic
#53D2CD #8E53D2 #D25358 #97D253
square
#53D2CD #8E53D2 #D25358 #97D253
split-complementary
#53D2CD #D25397 #D28E53
monochromatic
#238783 #30B8B2 #53D2CD #84DFDB #B4EBE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#53D2CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.47
#53D2CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D2CD
11.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D2CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D2CD | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.47 | 11.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C8CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2B9CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D8D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d2cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 210, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.111 191.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e0dc',
500: '#53d2cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d2cd; $custom-light: #91e0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d2cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 210,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.638,
"s": 58.525,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79255,
"c": 0.11129,
"h": 191.5
},
"luminance": 0.5234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D2CD
secondary
#8E3B3F
accent
#464CE2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484