Colour

#53ACA3

#53ACA3
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#53ACA3 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 172, 163 and HSL 174°, 35%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#53ACA3#53ACA3

HEX#53ACA3

RGBrgb(83, 172, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.6745, 0.6392

RGB percentages32.5%, 67.5%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(173.9, 34.9%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(173.9, 51.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK51.7%, 0%, 5.2%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,483,683

CSS custom property--colour: #53ACA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1

Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#AC535C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4A4A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9699A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Tritanopia#1CAFA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 9.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 10.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 14 Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.4 Teal · ΔE 17.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC535C

Analogous#53AC76, #5389AC

Triadic#A353AC, #ACA353

Split complementary#AC5388, #AC7753

Tetradic#7753AC, #AC535C, #89AC53

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDEEED

Lighter +30%#BADEDA

Lighter +20%#98CDC8

Lighter +10%#75BDB5

Darker −10%#428A82

Darker −20%#326762

Darker −30%#214541

Darker −40%#112221

More saturated +25%#33CCBC

Less saturated −25%#738C8A

Channel breakdown

R83

G172

B163

Red83 (32.5%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue173.93°

Saturation (HSL)34.9%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 53 · G AC · B A3

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Colour values

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