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Recognised as Colour

#53ACBC

  • #53ACBC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#53ACBC is a cyan with RGB values 83, 172, 188 and HSL 189°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#53ACBC#53ACBC
HEX#53ACBC
RGBrgb(83, 172, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.6745, 0.7373
RGB percentages32.5%, 67.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(189.1, 43.9%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.1, 55.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK55.9%, 8.5%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,483,708
CSS custom property--colour: #53ACBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#AC5343

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA7BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9BBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.2Sky blue · ΔE 16.1Dark cyan · ΔE 17.6Light seagreen · ΔE 18.4Teal · ΔE 20.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC6353
Analogous#53BC97, #5378BC
Triadic#BC53AC, #ACBC53
Split complementary#BC5378, #BC9753
Tetradic#9753BC, #BC6353, #78BC53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F3F5
Lighter +30%#C1E1E7
Lighter +20%#9CCFD9
Lighter +10%#78BECA
Darker −10%#3E909E
Darker −20%#2F6E7A
Darker −30%#214D55
Darker −40%#132C30
More saturated +25%#35C1DA
Less saturated −25%#71979E

Channel breakdown

R83
G172
B188
Red83 (32.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue189.14°
Saturation (HSL)43.93%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G AC · B BC

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