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Recognised as Colour

#53B8BF

  • #53B8BF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#53B8BF is a cyan with RGB values 83, 184, 191 and HSL 184°, 46%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#53B8BF#53B8BF
HEX#53B8BF
RGBrgb(83, 184, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.7216, 0.749
RGB percentages32.5%, 72.2%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(183.9, 45.8%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.9, 56.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK56.5%, 3.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,486,783
CSS custom property--colour: #53B8BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#AC4740

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB1C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA4C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.2Light seagreen · ΔE 12.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.2Dark cyan · ΔE 17.9Sky blue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF5A53
Analogous#53BF90, #5382BF
Triadic#BF53B8, #B8BF53
Split complementary#BF5382, #BF9053
Tetradic#9053BF, #BF5A53, #82BF53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F5F6
Lighter +30%#C3E6E8
Lighter +20%#9DD7DB
Lighter +10%#78C7CD
Darker −10%#3C9CA3
Darker −20%#2F787D
Darker −30%#215558
Darker −40%#133133
More saturated +25%#35D2DD
Less saturated −25%#719EA2

Channel breakdown

R83
G184
B191
Red83 (32.5%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue183.89°
Saturation (HSL)45.76%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G B8 · B BF

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