#53D5E3#53D5E3
#53D5E3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.114 H 205.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D5E3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 213, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 72%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 63%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.4%, 6.2%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.02, -31.12, -17.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.02, 35.68, 209.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.72% -0.1029 -0.0484) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.72% 0.114 205.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2208, 54.9691, 81.0958) |
| Luminance | 0.5497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 2.52
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 5.66
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.68
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 6.65
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.03
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D5E3 #E36153
analogous
#53E3A9 #53D5E3 #538DE3
triadic
#53D5E3 #E353D5 #D5E353
tetradic
#53D5E3 #A953E3 #E36153 #8DE353
square
#53D5E3 #A953E3 #E36153 #8DE353
split-complementary
#53D5E3 #E3538D #E3A953
monochromatic
#1A94A1 #23C5D6 #53D5E3 #88E2EC #BCEFF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#53D5E3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#53D5E3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D5E3
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D5E3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D5E3 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5CDE4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFBDE3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DDD9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d5e3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 213, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.114 205.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93e2eb',
500: '#53d5e3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d5e3; $custom-light: #93e2eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d5e3",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 213,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.833,
"s": 72,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80722,
"c": 0.11376,
"h": 205.2
},
"luminance": 0.54974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D5E3
secondary
#A44136
accent
#2411D4
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFD
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1516
muted
#7F8484