#53D3CC#53D3CC
#53D3CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.528; OKLCH L 79.5% C 0.112 H 190.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D3CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 211, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 59%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 61%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.7%, 0%, 3.3%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.75, -36.53, -7.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.75, 37.20, 190.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.46% -0.1105 -0.0197) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.46% 0.112 190.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7558, 52.7832, 65.3134) |
| Luminance | 0.5279 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.03
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.23
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.33
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.21
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.62
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 8.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D3CC #D3535A
analogous
#53D38C #53D3CC #539AD3
triadic
#53D3CC #CC53D3 #D3CC53
tetradic
#53D3CC #8C53D3 #D3535A #9AD353
square
#53D3CC #8C53D3 #D3535A #9AD353
split-complementary
#53D3CC #D3539A #D38C53
monochromatic
#238983 #2FB9B2 #53D3CC #84DFDA #B4ECE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#53D3CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.56
#53D3CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D3CC
11.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D3CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D3CC | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.56 | 11.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8C9CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4BACD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D8D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d3cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 211, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.5% 0.112 190.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e1db',
500: '#53d3cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d3cc; $custom-light: #91e1db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d3cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 211,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.719,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79461,
"c": 0.11226,
"h": 190.1
},
"luminance": 0.52787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D3CC
secondary
#8F3B40
accent
#454EE2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484