#53DCC2#53DCC2
#53DCC2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.569; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.124 H 178.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53DCC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 220, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 66%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 62%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.3%, 0%, 11.8%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.13, -43.16, 1.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.13, 43.20, 177.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.31% -0.1242 0.0041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.31% 0.124 178.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8935, 56.9163, 59.9647) |
| Luminance | 0.5692 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.65
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.06
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.25
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.72
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.46
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53DCC2 #DC536D
analogous
#53DC7E #53DCC2 #53B2DC
triadic
#53DCC2 #C253DC #DCC253
tetradic
#53DCC2 #7E53DC #DC536D #B2DC53
square
#53DCC2 #7E53DC #DC536D #B2DC53
split-complementary
#53DCC2 #DC53B2 #DC7E53
monochromatic
#1F967F #29C9AB #53DCC2 #86E6D4 #B9F1E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#53DCC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.38
#53DCC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53DCC2
12.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53DCC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53DCC2 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.38 | 12.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4CFC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0C1C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DFD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53dcc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 220, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.124 178.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92e7d4',
500: '#53dcc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53dcc2; $custom-light: #92e7d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53dcc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 220,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.613,
"s": 66.184,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81309,
"c": 0.12428,
"h": 178.1
},
"luminance": 0.5692
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53DCC2
secondary
#9B394B
accent
#3F5FE9
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483