#53DCC5#53DCC5
#53DCC5 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.571; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.123 H 179.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53DCC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 220, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 66%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 62%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.3%, 0%, 10.5%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.21, -42.41, 0.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.21, 42.41, 179.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.4% -0.1229 0.0002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.4% 0.123 179.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2338, 57.0524, 61.7570) |
| Luminance | 0.5706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.80
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.44
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.99
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.05
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.53
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53DCC5 #DC536A
analogous
#53DC81 #53DCC5 #53AFDC
triadic
#53DCC5 #C553DC #DCC553
tetradic
#53DCC5 #8153DC #DC536A #AFDC53
square
#53DCC5 #8153DC #DC536A #AFDC53
split-complementary
#53DCC5 #DC53AF #DC8153
monochromatic
#1F9682 #29C9AE #53DCC5 #86E6D6 #B9F1E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#53DCC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.41
#53DCC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53DCC5
12.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53DCC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53DCC5 | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.41 | 12.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3D0C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFC1C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E0D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53dcc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 220, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.123 179.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92e7d6',
500: '#53dcc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53dcc5; $custom-light: #92e7d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53dcc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 220,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.927,
"s": 66.184,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81397,
"c": 0.12288,
"h": 179.9
},
"luminance": 0.57057
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53DCC5
secondary
#9B3949
accent
#3F5BE9
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483