#53DDC9#53DDC9
#53DDC9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.578; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.122 H 181.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53DDC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 221, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 67%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 62%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.4%, 0%, 9%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.61, -41.84, -1.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.61, 41.86, 181.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.76% -0.1221 -0.004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.76% 0.122 181.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9615, 57.7647, 64.2907) |
| Luminance | 0.5777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 1.89
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.87
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.41
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.65
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.66
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53DDC9 #DD5367
analogous
#53DD84 #53DDC9 #53ACDD
triadic
#53DDC9 #C953DD #DDC953
tetradic
#53DDC9 #8453DD #DD5367 #ACDD53
square
#53DDC9 #8453DD #DD5367 #ACDD53
split-complementary
#53DDC9 #DD53AC #DD8453
monochromatic
#1E9886 #28CBB3 #53DDC9 #86E7D9 #B9F1E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#53DDC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.55
#53DDC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53DDC9
12.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53DDC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53DDC9 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.55 | 12.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3D1C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFC2CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E1D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53ddc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 221, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.122 181.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92e8d9',
500: '#53ddc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53ddc9; $custom-light: #92e8d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53ddc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 221,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.304,
"s": 66.99,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81756,
"c": 0.12219,
"h": 181.9
},
"luminance": 0.57769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53DDC9
secondary
#9C3847
accent
#3E57EA
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483