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Recognised as Colour

#53BB9A

  • #53BB9A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#53BB9A is a cyan with RGB values 83, 187, 154 and HSL 161°, 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 Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#53BB9A#53BB9A
HEX#53BB9A
RGBrgb(83, 187, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.7333, 0.6039
RGB percentages32.5%, 73.3%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(161, 43.3%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161, 55.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK55.6%, 0%, 17.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,487,514
CSS custom property--colour: #53BB9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#AC4465

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B098no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7A49Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1EBCB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 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 text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 6.5Light seagreen · ΔE 14.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.8Turquoise · ΔE 17.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 6.46, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB5374
Analogous#53BB66, #53A8BB
Triadic#9A53BB, #BB9A53
Split complementary#BB53A8, #BB6653
Tetradic#6653BB, #BB5374, #A8BB53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5F5F0
Lighter +30%#C1E6DA
Lighter +20%#9CD8C5
Lighter +10%#78C9AF
Darker −10%#3E9D7F
Darker −20%#307861
Darker −30%#215444
Darker −40%#132F26
More saturated +25%#35D9A5
Less saturated −25%#719D8F

Channel breakdown

R83
G187
B154
Red83 (32.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue160.96°
Saturation (HSL)43.33%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G BB · B 9A

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