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Recognised as Colour

#53AA8D

  • #53AA8D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#53AA8D is a cyan with RGB values 83, 170, 141 and HSL 160°, 34%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#53AA8D#53AA8D
HEX#53AA8D
RGBrgb(83, 170, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.6667, 0.5529
RGB percentages32.5%, 66.7%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(160, 34.4%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 51.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK51.2%, 0%, 17.1%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,483,149
CSS custom property--colour: #53AA8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#AC5572

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A08Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#99968Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#31ABA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13Light seagreen · ΔE 14.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.8Sea green · ΔE 19Dark cyan · ΔE 19.9Cadetblue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA5370
Analogous#53AA62, #539CAA
Triadic#8D53AA, #AA8D53
Split complementary#AA539B, #AA6253
Tetradic#6253AA, #AA5370, #9CAA53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBEEE8
Lighter +30%#B9DDD1
Lighter +20%#97CCBA
Lighter +10%#75BBA4
Darker −10%#428871
Darker −20%#326554
Darker −30%#214338
Darker −40%#10211B
More saturated +25%#33CA98
Less saturated −25%#738A82

Channel breakdown

R83
G170
B141
Red83 (32.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)34.39%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G AA · B 8D

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