#53D4CD#53D4CD
#53D4CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.533; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.113 H 190.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D4CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 212, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 60%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 61%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.8%, 0%, 3.3%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.07, -36.72, -7.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.07, 37.40, 190.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.73% -0.1111 -0.0198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.73% 0.113 190.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1253, 53.3297, 66.0302) |
| Luminance | 0.5333 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.15
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.17
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.29
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.41
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.77
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D4CD #D4535A
analogous
#53D48C #53D4CD #539BD4
triadic
#53D4CD #CD53D4 #D4CD53
tetradic
#53D4CD #8C53D4 #D4535A #9BD453
square
#53D4CD #8C53D4 #D4535A #9BD453
split-complementary
#53D4CD #D4539B #D48C53
monochromatic
#238A84 #2FBBB3 #53D4CD #84E0DB #B5ECE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#53D4CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.67
#53D4CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D4CD
11.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D4CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D4CD | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.67 | 11.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9CACD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4BBCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D9D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d4cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 212, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.113 190.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e1dc',
500: '#53d4cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d4cd; $custom-light: #91e1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d4cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 212,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.744,
"s": 60,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79731,
"c": 0.11288,
"h": 190.1
},
"luminance": 0.53334
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D4CD
secondary
#903B40
accent
#454DE3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484