#53D9BC#53D9BC
#53D9BC is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.551; OKLCH L 80.4% C 0.124 H 176.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D9BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 217, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 64%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 62%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 0%, 13.4%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.09, -43.32, 3.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.09, 43.46, 175.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.41% -0.1238 0.0086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.41% 0.124 176) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4529, 55.0916, 56.2271) |
| Luminance | 0.5510 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.45
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.15
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.33
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.49
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.82
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D9BC #D95370
analogous
#53D979 #53D9BC #53B3D9
triadic
#53D9BC #BC53D9 #D9BC53
tetradic
#53D9BC #7953D9 #D95370 #B3D953
square
#53D9BC #7953D9 #D95370 #B3D953
split-complementary
#53D9BC #D953B3 #D97953
monochromatic
#209179 #2BC4A3 #53D9BC #85E4D0 #B7EFE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#53D9BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.02
#53D9BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D9BC
12.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D9BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D9BC | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.02 | 12.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1CCBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEBEBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DCD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d9bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 217, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.4% 0.124 176.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e5d0',
500: '#53d9bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d9bc; $custom-light: #91e5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d9bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 217,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.015,
"s": 63.81,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80414,
"c": 0.1241,
"h": 176
},
"luminance": 0.55096
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D9BC
secondary
#973A4E
accent
#4165E7
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483