#53E1CC#53E1CC
#53E1CC is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 82.8% C 0.125 H 181.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53E1CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 225, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 70%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 63%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.1%, 0%, 9.3%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.86, -42.85, -0.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.86, 42.86, 181.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.8% -0.1249 -0.0033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.8% 0.125 181.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3865, 60.0446, 66.5237) |
| Luminance | 0.6005 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 1.93
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.22
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.65
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.97
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.10
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53E1CC #E15368
analogous
#53E185 #53E1CC #53AFE1
triadic
#53E1CC #CC53E1 #E1CC53
tetradic
#53E1CC #8553E1 #E15368 #AFE153
square
#53E1CC #8553E1 #E15368 #AFE153
split-complementary
#53E1CC #E153AF #E18553
monochromatic
#1C9E8B #25D2B8 #53E1CC #87EADB #BBF3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#53E1CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.01
#53E1CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53E1CC
13.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53E1CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53E1CC | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.01 | 13.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7D4CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2C5CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E5DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53e1cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 225, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.8% 0.125 181.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93ebdb',
500: '#53e1cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53e1cc; $custom-light: #93ebdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53e1cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 225,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.127,
"s": 70.297,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82802,
"c": 0.12493,
"h": 181.5
},
"luminance": 0.60049
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53E1CC
secondary
#A13747
accent
#132FD2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484