#53D3BA#53D3BA
#53D3BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.520; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.119 H 177.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D3BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 211, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 59%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 61%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.7%, 0%, 11.8%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.26, -41.17, 1.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.26, 41.21, 177.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.91% -0.1185 0.0044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.91% 0.119 177.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7203, 51.9690, 54.5934) |
| Luminance | 0.5197 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 3.85
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.28
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.33
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.68
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.32
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D3BA #D3536C
analogous
#53D37A #53D3BA #53ACD3
triadic
#53D3BA #BA53D3 #D3BA53
tetradic
#53D3BA #7A53D3 #D3536C #ACD353
square
#53D3BA #7A53D3 #D3536C #ACD353
split-complementary
#53D3BA #D353AC #D37A53
monochromatic
#238975 #2FB99E #53D3BA #84DFCE #B4ECE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#53D3BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.39
#53D3BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D3BA
11.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D3BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D3BA | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.39 | 11.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBC7B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8B9BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d3ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 211, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.119 177.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90e1ce',
500: '#53d3ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d3ba; $custom-light: #90e1ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d3ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 211,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.281,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78907,
"c": 0.11854,
"h": 177.9
},
"luminance": 0.51973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D3BA
secondary
#8F3B4C
accent
#4564E2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1513
muted
#7F8483