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Recognised as Colour

#53A685

  • #53A685
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#53A685 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 166, 133 and HSL 156°, 33%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#53A685#53A685
HEX#53A685
RGBrgb(83, 166, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.651, 0.5216
RGB percentages32.5%, 65.1%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(156.1, 33.3%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.1, 50%, 65.1%)
CMYK50%, 0%, 19.9%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,482,117
CSS custom property--colour: #53A685;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#AC597A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A39C83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#969387no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Tritanopia#36A69Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.1Sea green · ΔE 16.5Light seagreen · ΔE 16.7Dark cyan · ΔE 21.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A65374
Analogous#53A65C, #539DA6
Triadic#8553A6, #A68553
Split complementary#A6539D, #A65C53
Tetradic#5C53A6, #A65374, #9EA653

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9ECE4
Lighter +30%#B7DBCD
Lighter +20%#95CAB5
Lighter +10%#73B99D
Darker −10%#42846A
Darker −20%#31624F
Darker −30%#204033
Darker −40%#0F1E18
More saturated +25%#34C58B
Less saturated −25%#72877F

Channel breakdown

R83
G166
B133
Red83 (32.5%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue156.14°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G A6 · B 85

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