Colour

#53A891

#53A891
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#53A891 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 168, 145 and HSL 164°, 34%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#53A891

RGBrgb(83, 168, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.6588, 0.5686

RGB percentages32.5%, 65.9%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(163.8, 33.9%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(163.8, 50.6%, 65.9%)

CMYK50.6%, 0%, 13.7%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,482,641

CSS custom property--colour: #53A891;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#AC576E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A39F90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#969593no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Tritanopia#2FAAA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 12.3 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.8 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 17.1 Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8536A

Analogous#53A866, #5395A8

Triadic#9153A8, #A89153

Split complementary#A85394, #A86653

Tetradic#6753A8, #A8536A, #95A853

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DAEDE8

Lighter +30%#B8DCD2

Lighter +20%#96CBBD

Lighter +10%#74BAA7

Darker −10%#428674

Darker −20%#316456

Darker −30%#204239

Darker −40%#101F1B

More saturated +25%#34C79F

Less saturated −25%#728983

Channel breakdown

R83

G168

B145

Red83 (32.5%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue163.76°

Saturation (HSL)33.86%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 53 · G A8 · B 91

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