#53D4CF#53D4CF
#53D4CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.534; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.113 H 191.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D4CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 212, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 60%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 61%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.8%, 0%, 2.4%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.13, -36.19, -8.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.13, 37.08, 192.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.8% -0.1103 -0.0225) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.8% 0.113 191.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3683, 53.4269, 67.3098) |
| Luminance | 0.5343 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.99
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.81
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.71
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.33
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.68
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 8.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D4CF #D45358
analogous
#53D48E #53D4CF #5399D4
triadic
#53D4CF #CF53D4 #D4CF53
tetradic
#53D4CF #8E53D4 #D45358 #99D453
square
#53D4CF #8E53D4 #D45358 #99D453
split-complementary
#53D4CF #D45399 #D48E53
monochromatic
#238A86 #2FBBB6 #53D4CF #84E0DD #B5ECEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#53D4CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.69
#53D4CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D4CF
11.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D4CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D4CF | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.69 | 11.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8CACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4BBD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DAD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d4cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 212, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.113 191.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92e1dd',
500: '#53d4cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d4cf; $custom-light: #92e1dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d4cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 212,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.674,
"s": 60,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79796,
"c": 0.11255,
"h": 191.5
},
"luminance": 0.53431
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D4CF
secondary
#903B3E
accent
#454BE3
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484