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Recognised as Colour

#53A186

  • #53A186
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#53A186 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 161, 134 and HSL 159°, 32%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#53A186#53A186
HEX#53A186
RGBrgb(83, 161, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.6314, 0.5255
RGB percentages32.5%, 63.1%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(159.2, 32%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.2, 48.4%, 63.1%)
CMYK48.4%, 0%, 16.8%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,480,838
CSS custom property--colour: #53A186;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#AC5E79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9885no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#918F88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#37A299no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 15.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.4Dark cyan · ΔE 17.9Cadetblue · ΔE 17.9Sea green · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 15.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1536E
Analogous#53A15F, #5395A1
Triadic#8653A1, #A18653
Split complementary#A15395, #A15F53
Tetradic#5F53A1, #A1536E, #95A153

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6EAE3
Lighter +30%#B4D9CC
Lighter +20%#93C7B5
Lighter +10%#71B69E
Darker −10%#427F6A
Darker −20%#305E4E
Darker −30%#1F3C32
Darker −40%#0E1A16
More saturated +25%#34BF8F
Less saturated −25%#71827D

Channel breakdown

R83
G161
B134
Red83 (32.5%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue159.23°
Saturation (HSL)31.97%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G A1 · B 86

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