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Recognised as Colour

#53BAA4

  • #53BAA4
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#53BAA4 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 186, 164 and HSL 167°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#53BAA4#53BAA4
HEX#53BAA4
RGBrgb(83, 186, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.7294, 0.6431
RGB percentages32.5%, 72.9%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(167.2, 42.7%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.2, 55.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK55.4%, 0%, 11.8%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,487,268
CSS custom property--colour: #53BAA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#AC455B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4B0A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4A4A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0EBCB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 9.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.2Turquoise · ΔE 16.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 9.4, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA5369
Analogous#53BA71, #539DBA
Triadic#A453BA, #BAA453
Split complementary#BA539D, #BA7153
Tetradic#7053BA, #BA5369, #9DBA53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5F4F1
Lighter +30%#C0E6DE
Lighter +20%#9CD7CB
Lighter +10%#77C9B7
Darker −10%#3E9C88
Darker −20%#307768
Darker −30%#215348
Darker −40%#132E28
More saturated +25%#35D8B5
Less saturated −25%#719C93

Channel breakdown

R83
G186
B164
Red83 (32.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue167.18°
Saturation (HSL)42.74%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G BA · B A4

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