#53A28E

Closest named color: Dull Teal (#5F9E8F). oklch(65.6% 0.084 175), rgb(83, 162, 142).

Black text reads best on this color (6.92:1).

About this color

#53A28E is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.084 and its hue 175°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dull Teal (#5F9E8F), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.92:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.084)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Dull Teal (#5F9E8F)
Black text	6.92:1
White text	3.03:1

Values

HEX	#53A28E
RGB	rgb(83, 162, 142)
HSL	hsl(165, 32%, 48%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.6% 0.084 175)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #53A28E	3.03:1	AA large text	Lc -62.3	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #53A28E	6.92:1	AA	Lc 47.1	Large or bold text, headings
#53A28E text on white	3.03:1	AA large text	Lc 56.9	Large or bold text, headings
#53A28E text on black	6.92:1	AA	Lc -44.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F2F7F5

oklch(97.2% 0.006 170.4)
Step 100
100

#E2EDE9

oklch(93.7% 0.013 172.4)
Step 200
200

#CADED8

oklch(88.4% 0.023 175.9)
Step 300
300

#A6CABF

oklch(81% 0.041 174.7)
Step 400
400

#74AE9E

oklch(70.6% 0.065 175.1)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#53A28E

oklch(65.6% 0.084 175)
Step 600
600

#278570

oklch(55.7% 0.092 174.6)
Step 700
700

#18705E

oklch(49.1% 0.085 175.3)
Step 800
800

#185B4D

oklch(42.6% 0.07 175.8)
Step 900
900

#1C4B40

oklch(37.7% 0.055 175.4)
Step 950
950

#122C25

oklch(27% 0.035 173.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#53A28E with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#9D998D	0.088
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#91908F	0.085
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#33A49C	0.026
Achromatopsia (no color)	#949494	0.085