Recognised as Colour

#53737A

#53737A
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#53737A is a cyan with RGB values 83, 115, 122 and HSL 191°, 19%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#53737A

RGBrgb(83, 115, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.451, 0.4784

RGB percentages32.5%, 45.1%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(190.8, 19%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.8, 32%, 47.8%)

CMYK32%, 5.7%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,469,050

CSS custom property--colour: #53737A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1

Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#AC8C85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D717Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#676C7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#467675no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 10.4 Dim grey · ΔE 12.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.6 Gray · ΔE 14.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7A5A53

Analogous#537A6D, #53607A

Triadic#7A5373, #737A53

Split complementary#7A5360, #7A6E53

Tetradic#6D537A, #7A5A53, #607A53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C3D3D6

Lighter +30%#A5BCC1

Lighter +20%#86A6AD

Lighter +10%#688F98

Darker −10%#3E565C

Darker −20%#2A3A3D

Darker −30%#151D1F

Darker −40%#000101

More saturated +25%#398394

Less saturated −25%#676767

Channel breakdown

R83

G115

B122

Red83 (32.5%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue190.77°

Saturation (HSL)19.02%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 73 · B 7A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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