#53BDA6

Closest named color: Topaz (#13BBAF). oklch(73% 0.104 176.8), rgb(83, 189, 166).

Black text reads best on this color (9.19:1).

About this color

#53BDA6 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 73%, its chroma 0.104 and its hue 177°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Topaz (#13BBAF), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.19:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (73%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.104)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Topaz (#13BBAF)
Black text	9.19:1
White text	2.28:1

Values

HEX	#53BDA6
RGB	rgb(83, 189, 166)
HSL	hsl(167, 45%, 53%)
OKLCH	oklch(73% 0.104 176.8)

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 #53BDA6	2.28:1	Fails	Lc -49.6	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #53BDA6	9.19:1	AAA	Lc 59.2	Large or bold text, headings
#53BDA6 text on white	2.28:1	Fails	Lc 44.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#53BDA6 text on black	9.19:1	AAA	Lc -57.3	Large or bold text, headings

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 400.

Step 50
50

#F0F7F5

oklch(97% 0.008 177.3)
Step 100
100

#DEEEE9

oklch(93.6% 0.018 175.3)
Step 200
200

#C1E1D8

oklch(88.4% 0.036 176.6)
Step 300
300

#93CFBF

oklch(80.9% 0.066 176.2)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#53BDA6

oklch(73% 0.104 176.8)
Step 500
500

#00A088

oklch(63.1% 0.117 177)
Step 600
600

#008772

oklch(55.7% 0.104 176.6)
Step 700
700

#00715F

oklch(49% 0.091 176.5)
Step 800
800

#005D4E

oklch(42.8% 0.079 176.7)
Step 900
900

#004D41

oklch(37.6% 0.069 177.7)
Step 950
950

#002E26

oklch(26.9% 0.05 177.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#53BDA6 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)	#B7B2A5	0.110
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A6A7A8	0.103
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#05BFB6	0.032
Achromatopsia (no color)	#ABABAB	0.105