#53D4AE#53D4AE
#53D4AE is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.520; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.127 H 170.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D4AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 212, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 60%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 61%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.8%, 0%, 17.9%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.27, -44.50, 8.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.27, 45.28, 169.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.81% -0.1249 0.0213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.81% 0.127 170.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7470, 51.9784, 48.2378) |
| Luminance | 0.5198 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.33
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.48
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.04
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.37
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.99
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D4AE #D45379
analogous
#53D46E #53D4AE #53B9D4
triadic
#53D4AE #AE53D4 #D4AE53
tetradic
#53D4AE #6E53D4 #D45379 #B9D453
square
#53D4AE #6E53D4 #D45379 #B9D453
split-complementary
#53D4AE #D453B9 #D46E53
monochromatic
#238A6C #2FBB92 #53D4AE #84E0C5 #B5ECDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#53D4AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.40
#53D4AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D4AE
11.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D4AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D4AE | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.40 | 11.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEC7AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCB9B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d4ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 212, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.127 170.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90e2c6',
500: '#53d4ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d4ae; $custom-light: #90e2c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d4ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 212,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.326,
"s": 60,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78814,
"c": 0.12674,
"h": 170.3
},
"luminance": 0.51982
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D4AE
secondary
#903B54
accent
#4573E3
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FCF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1513
muted
#7F8482