#53D5B5#53D5B5
#53D5B5 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.528; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.124 H 173.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D5B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 213, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 61%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 61%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61%, 0%, 15%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.73, -43.27, 5.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.73, 43.59, 173.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.25% -0.1228 0.0133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.25% 0.124 173.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6980, 52.7600, 52.0095) |
| Luminance | 0.5276 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.04
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.10
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 3.80
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.91
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.27
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D5B5 #D55373
analogous
#53D574 #53D5B5 #53B4D5
triadic
#53D5B5 #B553D5 #D5B553
tetradic
#53D5B5 #7453D5 #D55373 #B4D553
square
#53D5B5 #7453D5 #D55373 #B4D553
split-complementary
#53D5B5 #D553B4 #D57453
monochromatic
#228C72 #2EBD9A #53D5B5 #84E1CA #B5EDDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#53D5B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.55
#53D5B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D5B5
11.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D5B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D5B5 | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.55 | 11.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEC8B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBBAB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D7CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d5b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 213, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.124 173.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90e2cb',
500: '#53d5b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d5b5; $custom-light: #90e2cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d5b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 213,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.231,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79249,
"c": 0.12352,
"h": 173.8
},
"luminance": 0.52764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D5B5
secondary
#923B50
accent
#446BE4
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FCF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1513
muted
#7F8482