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Recognised as Colour

#53B997

  • #53B997
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#53B997 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 185, 151 and HSL 160°, 42%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#53B997#53B997
HEX#53B997
RGBrgb(83, 185, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.7255, 0.5922
RGB percentages32.5%, 72.5%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(160, 42.1%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 55.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK55.1%, 0%, 18.4%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,486,999
CSS custom property--colour: #53B997;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#AC4668

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5AE95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A399no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Tritanopia#22BAAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 7.1Light seagreen · ΔE 15Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.7Turquoise · ΔE 18.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 7.12, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B95375
Analogous#53B964, #53A8B9
Triadic#9753B9, #B99753
Split complementary#B953A8, #B96453
Tetradic#6453B9, #B95375, #A8B953

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4F4EF
Lighter +30%#C0E5D9
Lighter +20%#9BD7C3
Lighter +10%#77C8AD
Darker −10%#3F9A7C
Darker −20%#30765F
Darker −30%#215242
Darker −40%#132D24
More saturated +25%#35D7A1
Less saturated −25%#719B8D

Channel breakdown

R83
G185
B151
Red83 (32.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)42.15%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G B9 · B 97

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