#53E5E2#53E5E2
#53E5E2 is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.634; OKLCH L 84.4% C 0.123 H 193.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #53E5E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(83, 229, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 74%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 64%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.8%, 0%, 1.3%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.63, -38.87, -10.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.63, 40.14, 194.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.44% -0.1194 -0.0278) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.44% 0.123 193.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3079, 63.3636, 81.7793) |
| Luminance | 0.6337 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.75
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.78
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 4.94
Bright Cyan
#41FDFE
ΔE00 5.34
Bright Turquoise
#0FFEF9
ΔE00 5.70
Aqua
#00FFFF
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#53E5E2 #E55356
analogous
#53E599 #53E5E2 #539FE5
triadic
#53E5E2 #E253E5 #E5E253
tetradic
#53E5E2 #9953E5 #E55356 #9FE553
square
#53E5E2 #9953E5 #E55356 #9FE553
split-complementary
#53E5E2 #E5539F #E59953
monochromatic
#19A5A2 #21DAD6 #53E5E2 #88EDEB #BDF5F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#53E5E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.67
#53E5E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #53E5E2
13.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##53E5E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##53E5E2 | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.67 | 13.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7DAE2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1C9E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ECE4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #53e5e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 229, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.4% 0.123 193.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95eeeb',
500: '#53e5e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #53e5e2; $custom-light: #95eeeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#53e5e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 83,
"g": 229,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.767,
"s": 73.737,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8444,
"c": 0.12262,
"h": 193.1
},
"luminance": 0.63369
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#53E5E2
secondary
#A73538
accent
#1014D6
background
#FCFFFE
surface
#F5FEFD
border
#CFD6D5
text
#0F1616
muted
#808584