Recognised as Colour

#53A384

#53A384
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#53A384 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 163, 132 and HSL 157°, 33%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#53A384#53A384

HEX#53A384

RGBrgb(83, 163, 132)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.6392, 0.5176

RGB percentages32.5%, 63.9%, 51.8%

HSLhsl(156.8, 32.5%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(156.8, 49.1%, 63.9%)

CMYK49.1%, 0%, 19%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,481,348

CSS custom property--colour: #53A384;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1

Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#AC5C7B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A09982no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#949186no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Tritanopia#38A39Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.6 Light seagreen · ΔE 16.5 Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.5 Sea green · ΔE 16.9 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.9 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A35372

Analogous#53A35C, #539AA3

Triadic#8453A3, #A38453

Split complementary#A3539A, #A35C53

Tetradic#5C53A3, #A35372, #9AA353

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7EBE3

Lighter +30%#B5DACC

Lighter +20%#94C8B4

Lighter +10%#72B79C

Darker −10%#428169

Darker −20%#315F4D

Darker −30%#1F3E32

Darker −40%#0E1C17

More saturated +25%#34C28B

Less saturated −25%#72847D

Channel breakdown

R83

G163

B132

Red83 (32.5%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue132 (51.8%)

Hue156.75°

Saturation (HSL)32.52%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 53 · G A3 · B 84

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