#53D8ED#53D8ED
#53D8ED is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.571; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.117 H 209.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D8ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 216, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 81%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 65%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 8.9%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.21, -29.68, -21.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.21, 36.36, 215.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.79% -0.102 -0.0583) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.79% 0.117 209.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4028, 57.0604, 88.8307) |
| Luminance | 0.5706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 3.42
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 4.47
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 5.09
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 6.78
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 7.54
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D8ED #ED6853
analogous
#53EDB5 #53D8ED #538BED
triadic
#53D8ED #ED53D8 #D8ED53
tetradic
#53D8ED #B553ED #ED6853 #8BED53
square
#53D8ED #B553ED #ED6853 #8BED53
split-complementary
#53D8ED #ED538B #EDB553
monochromatic
#139DB3 #1CCBE7 #53D8ED #8AE5F3 #C2F1F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#53D8ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.41
#53D8ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D8ED
12.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D8ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D8ED | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.41 | 12.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6D0EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFC0ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E2DE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d8ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 216, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.117 209.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94e4f2',
500: '#53d8ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d8ed; $custom-light: #94e4f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d8ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 216,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.182,
"s": 81.053,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81789,
"c": 0.11745,
"h": 209.8
},
"luminance": 0.57065
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D8ED
secondary
#B34331
accent
#2508DD
background
#FCFEFF
surface
#F5FCFE
border
#CFD5D6
text
#0F1517
muted
#808485