#53D4CE#53D4CE
#53D4CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.534; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.113 H 190.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D4CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 212, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 60%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 61%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.8%, 0%, 2.8%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.10, -36.46, -7.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.10, 37.24, 191.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.76% -0.1107 -0.0212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.76% 0.113 190.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2464, 53.3781, 66.6679) |
| Luminance | 0.5338 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.01
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.04
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.43
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.54
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.68
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 8.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D4CE #D45359
analogous
#53D48D #53D4CE #539AD4
triadic
#53D4CE #CE53D4 #D4CE53
tetradic
#53D4CE #8D53D4 #D45359 #9AD453
square
#53D4CE #8D53D4 #D45359 #9AD453
split-complementary
#53D4CE #D4539A #D48D53
monochromatic
#238A85 #2FBBB5 #53D4CE #84E0DC #B5ECEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#53D4CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.68
#53D4CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D4CE
11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D4CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D4CE | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.68 | 11.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8CACE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4BBCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D9D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d4ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 212, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.113 190.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92e1dc',
500: '#53d4ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d4ce; $custom-light: #92e1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d4ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 212,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.209,
"s": 60,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79764,
"c": 0.11271,
"h": 190.8
},
"luminance": 0.53382
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D4CE
secondary
#903B3F
accent
#454CE3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484