#53E1CA#53E1CA
#53E1CA is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 82.7% C 0.126 H 180.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53E1CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 225, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 70%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 63%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.1%, 0%, 10.2%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.81, -43.35, 0.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.81, 43.35, 179.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.74% -0.1258 -0.0007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.74% 0.126 180.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1482, 59.9493, 65.2685) |
| Luminance | 0.5995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.50
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 3.79
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.59
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.45
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.83
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53E1CA #E1536A
analogous
#53E183 #53E1CA #53B1E1
triadic
#53E1CA #CA53E1 #E1CA53
tetradic
#53E1CA #8353E1 #E1536A #B1E153
square
#53E1CA #8353E1 #E1536A #B1E153
split-complementary
#53E1CA #E153B1 #E18353
monochromatic
#1C9E89 #25D2B6 #53E1CA #87EADA #BBF3EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#53E1CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#53E1CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53E1CA
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53E1CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53E1CA | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8D4C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C5CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E5DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53e1ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 225, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.7% 0.126 180.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93ebda',
500: '#53e1ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53e1ca; $custom-light: #93ebda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53e1ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 225,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.282,
"s": 70.297,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82743,
"c": 0.12577,
"h": 180.3
},
"luminance": 0.59954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53E1CA
secondary
#A13748
accent
#1332D2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483