#53D9D3#53D9D3
#53D9D3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.562; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.116 H 190.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53D9D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 217, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 64%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 62%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 0%, 2.8%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.71, -37.42, -7.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.71, 38.24, 191.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.12% -0.1137 -0.022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.12% 0.116 190.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1328, 56.1635, 70.3410) |
| Luminance | 0.5617 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.01
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.84
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.56
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.58
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 7.79
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53D9D3 #D95359
analogous
#53D990 #53D9D3 #539CD9
triadic
#53D9D3 #D353D9 #D9D353
tetradic
#53D9D3 #9053D9 #D95359 #9CD953
square
#53D9D3 #9053D9 #D95359 #9CD953
split-complementary
#53D9D3 #D9539C #D99053
monochromatic
#20918C #2BC4BD #53D9D3 #85E4E0 #B7EFED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#53D9D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.23
#53D9D3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53D9D3
12.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53D9D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53D9D3 | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.23 | 12.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDCED3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8BFD4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DFD7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53d9d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 217, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.116 190.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92e5e0',
500: '#53d9d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53d9d3; $custom-light: #92e5e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53d9d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 217,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.313,
"s": 63.81,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81115,
"c": 0.1158,
"h": 190.9
},
"luminance": 0.56168
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53D9D3
secondary
#973A3E
accent
#4148E7
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484