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Colour

#53BBAC

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

#53BBAC is a cyan with RGB values 83, 187, 172 and HSL 171°, 43%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#53BBAC#53BBAC
HEX#53BBAC
RGBrgb(83, 187, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.7333, 0.6745
RGB percentages32.5%, 73.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(171.3, 43.3%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.3, 55.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK55.6%, 0%, 8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,487,532
CSS custom property--colour: #53BBAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#AC4453

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B1ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A5ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 7.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.7Turquoise · ΔE 15.7Cadetblue · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 7.29, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB5362
Analogous#53BB78, #5396BB
Triadic#AC53BB, #BBAC53
Split complementary#BB5396, #BB7853
Tetradic#7853BB, #BB5362, #96BB53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5F5F3
Lighter +30%#C1E6E1
Lighter +20%#9CD8CF
Lighter +10%#78C9BE
Darker −10%#3E9D8F
Darker −20%#30786E
Darker −30%#21544D
Darker −40%#132F2B
More saturated +25%#35D9C1
Less saturated −25%#719D97

Channel breakdown

R83
G187
B172
Red83 (32.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue171.35°
Saturation (HSL)43.33%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G BB · B AC

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