#53DBC5#53DBC5
#53DBC5 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.565; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.122 H 180.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53DBC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 219, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 65%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 62%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.1%, 0%, 10%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.91, -41.97, -0.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.91, 41.97, 180.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.16% -0.1218 -0.001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.16% 0.122 180.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9721, 56.5291, 61.6698) |
| Luminance | 0.5653 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.65
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.75
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.05
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.20
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.73
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53DBC5 #DB5369
analogous
#53DB81 #53DBC5 #53ADDB
triadic
#53DBC5 #C553DB #DBC553
tetradic
#53DBC5 #8153DB #DB5369 #ADDB53
square
#53DBC5 #8153DB #DB5369 #ADDB53
split-complementary
#53DBC5 #DB53AD #DB8153
monochromatic
#1F9582 #2AC7AE #53DBC5 #86E6D6 #B8F0E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#53DBC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.31
#53DBC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53DBC5
12.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53DBC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53DBC5 | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.31 | 12.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2CFC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC0C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DFD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53dbc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 219, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.122 180.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92e7d6',
500: '#53dbc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53dbc5; $custom-light: #92e7d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53dbc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 219,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.294,
"s": 65.385,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81157,
"c": 0.12185,
"h": 180.5
},
"luminance": 0.56533
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53DBC5
secondary
#993949
accent
#3F5BE8
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483