#53D8BC#53D8BC
#53D8BC is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.546; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.123 H 176.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D8BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 216, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 63%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 62%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.6%, 0%, 13%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.80, -42.88, 3.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.80, 42.99, 175.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.17% -0.1228 0.0075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.17% 0.123 176.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1960, 54.5777, 56.1415) |
| Luminance | 0.5458 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.62
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.07
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.34
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.66
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.71
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D8BC #D8536F
analogous
#53D879 #53D8BC #53B2D8
triadic
#53D8BC #BC53D8 #D8BC53
tetradic
#53D8BC #7953D8 #D8536F #B2D853
square
#53D8BC #7953D8 #D8536F #B2D853
split-complementary
#53D8BC #D853B2 #D87953
monochromatic
#219079 #2CC2A2 #53D8BC #85E3CF #B7EFE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.76
#53D8BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.92
#53D8BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D8BC
11.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D8BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D8BC | 1.00 | 1.76 | 11.92 | 11.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0CBBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDBDBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DBD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d8bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 216, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.123 176.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e5d0',
500: '#53d8bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d8bc; $custom-light: #91e5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d8bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 216,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.368,
"s": 63.033,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80172,
"c": 0.123,
"h": 176.5
},
"luminance": 0.54582
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D8BC
secondary
#953A4D
accent
#4264E6
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1613
muted
#7F8483