Recognised as Colour
#53A1A8
- #53A1A8
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#53A1A8 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 161, 168 and HSL 185°, 34%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#53A1A8#53A1A8
HEX#53A1A8
RGBrgb(83, 161, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.6314, 0.6588
RGB percentages32.5%, 63.1%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(184.9, 33.9%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.9, 50.6%, 65.9%)
CMYK50.6%, 4.2%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,480,872
CSS custom property--colour: #53A1A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#AC5E57
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A85A53
Analogous#53A885, #5376A8
Triadic#A853A1, #A1A853
Split complementary#A85376, #A88453
Tetradic#8553A8, #A85A53, #77A853
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R83
G161
B168
Red83 (32.5%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue184.94°
Saturation (HSL)33.86%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G A1 · B A8
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