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Recognised as Colour

#53A996

  • #53A996
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#53A996 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 169, 150 and HSL 167°, 34%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#53A996#53A996
HEX#53A996
RGBrgb(83, 169, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.6627, 0.5882
RGB percentages32.5%, 66.3%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(166.7, 34.1%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.7, 50.9%, 66.3%)
CMYK50.9%, 0%, 11.2%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,482,902
CSS custom property--colour: #53A996;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#AC5669

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3A095no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#969697no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2AABA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 10.8Cadetblue · ΔE 14.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.6Dark cyan · ΔE 15.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 18Teal · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A95366
Analogous#53A96B, #5391A9
Triadic#9653A9, #A99653
Split complementary#A95391, #A96B53
Tetradic#6B53A9, #A95366, #91A953

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBEDE9
Lighter +30%#B9DCD5
Lighter +20%#96CCC0
Lighter +10%#74BBAB
Darker −10%#428778
Darker −20%#316559
Darker −30%#21423B
Darker −40%#10201D
More saturated +25%#34C9A8
Less saturated −25%#738A84

Channel breakdown

R83
G169
B150
Red83 (32.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue166.74°
Saturation (HSL)34.13%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G A9 · B 96

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