#53DBC9#53DBC9
#53DBC9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.567; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.120 H 183.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53DBC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 219, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 65%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 62%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.1%, 0%, 8.2%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.02, -40.95, -2.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.02, 41.00, 182.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.28% -0.1201 -0.0063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.28% 0.12 183) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4366, 56.7149, 64.1157) |
| Luminance | 0.5672 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 1.77
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.92
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 5.56
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.77
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.93
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53DBC9 #DB5365
analogous
#53DB85 #53DBC9 #53A9DB
triadic
#53DBC9 #C953DB #DBC953
tetradic
#53DBC9 #8553DB #DB5365 #A9DB53
square
#53DBC9 #8553DB #DB5365 #A9DB53
split-complementary
#53DBC9 #DB53A9 #DB8553
monochromatic
#1F9585 #2AC7B2 #53DBC9 #86E6D9 #B8F0E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#53DBC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.34
#53DBC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53DBC9
12.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53DBC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53DBC9 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.34 | 12.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1CFC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDC0CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DFD5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53dbc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 219, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.120 183.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92e7d9',
500: '#53dbc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53dbc9; $custom-light: #92e7d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53dbc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 219,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.059,
"s": 65.385,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81277,
"c": 0.12024,
"h": 183
},
"luminance": 0.56719
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53DBC9
secondary
#993946
accent
#3F56E8
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483