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Recognised as Colour

#536C65

  • #536C65
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#536C65 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 108, 101 and HSL 163°, 13%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#536C65#536C65
HEX#536C65
RGBrgb(83, 108, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4235, 0.3961
RGB percentages32.5%, 42.4%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(163.2, 13.1%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.2, 23.1%, 42.4%)
CMYK23.1%, 0%, 6.5%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,467,237
CSS custom property--colour: #536C65;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#AC939A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A6965no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#656566no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4D6D6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.1Gray · ΔE 14.8Slate grey · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3Teal · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C535A
Analogous#536C59, #53666C
Triadic#65536C, #6C6553
Split complementary#6C5366, #6C5953
Tetradic#59536C, #6C535A, #676C53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BECDC9
Lighter +30%#A1B7B1
Lighter +20%#84A199
Lighter +10%#698980
Darker −10%#3D4F4A
Darker −20%#27322F
Darker −30%#111514
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3B8470
Less saturated −25%#606060

Channel breakdown

R83
G108
B101
Red83 (32.5%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue163.2°
Saturation (HSL)13.09%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G 6C · B 65

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