#53D5BA#53D5BA
#53D5BA is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.530; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.121 H 176.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D5BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 213, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 61%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 61%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61%, 0%, 12.7%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.86, -42.05, 2.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.86, 42.15, 176.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.39% -0.1205 0.0067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.39% 0.121 176.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2203, 52.9689, 54.7600) |
| Luminance | 0.5297 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 3.82
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.83
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.06
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.83
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.37
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D5BA #D5536E
analogous
#53D579 #53D5BA #53AFD5
triadic
#53D5BA #BA53D5 #D5BA53
tetradic
#53D5BA #7953D5 #D5536E #AFD553
square
#53D5BA #7953D5 #D5536E #AFD553
split-complementary
#53D5BA #D553AF #D57953
monochromatic
#228C76 #2EBD9F #53D5BA #84E1CE #B5EDE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#53D5BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.59
#53D5BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D5BA
11.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D5BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D5BA | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.59 | 11.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDC9B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BABBBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D8CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d5ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 213, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.121 176.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90e2ce',
500: '#53d5ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d5ba; $custom-light: #90e2ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d5ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 213,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.538,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7939,
"c": 0.12074,
"h": 176.8
},
"luminance": 0.52973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D5BA
secondary
#923B4D
accent
#4465E4
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1513
muted
#7F8483