Recognised as Colour
#53897C
- #53897C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#53897C is a cyan with RGB values 83, 137, 124 and HSL 166°, 25%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#53897C#53897C
HEX#53897C
RGBrgb(83, 137, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.5373, 0.4863
RGB percentages32.5%, 53.7%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(165.6, 24.5%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.6, 39.4%, 53.7%)
CMYK39.4%, 0%, 9.5%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,474,684
CSS custom property--colour: #53897C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#AC7683
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#895360
Analogous#538961, #537B89
Triadic#7C5389, #897C53
Split complementary#89537B, #896153
Tetradic#615389, #895360, #7B8953
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R83
G137
B124
Red83 (32.5%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue165.56°
Saturation (HSL)24.55%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G 89 · B 7C
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