Recognised as Colour
#53A69E
- #53A69E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#53A69E is a cyan with RGB values 83, 166, 158 and HSL 174°, 33%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#53A69E#53A69E
HEX#53A69E
RGBrgb(83, 166, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.651, 0.6196
RGB percentages32.5%, 65.1%, 62%
HSLhsl(174.2, 33.3%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.2, 50%, 65.1%)
CMYK50%, 0%, 4.8%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,482,142
CSS custom property--colour: #53A69E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#AC5961
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6535B
Analogous#53A674, #5385A6
Triadic#9E53A6, #A69E53
Split complementary#A65385, #A67453
Tetradic#7453A6, #A6535B, #85A653
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R83
G166
B158
Red83 (32.5%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue174.22°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G A6 · B 9E
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