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Colour

#53BCB1

  • #53BCB1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#53BCB1 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 188, 177 and HSL 174°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#53BCB1#53BCB1
HEX#53BCB1
RGBrgb(83, 188, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.7373, 0.6941
RGB percentages32.5%, 73.7%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(173.7, 43.9%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.7, 55.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK55.9%, 0%, 5.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,487,793
CSS custom property--colour: #53BCB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#AC434E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3B3B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A6B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 6.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.2Turquoise · ΔE 15.8Cadetblue · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC535E
Analogous#53BC7C, #5392BC
Triadic#B153BC, #BCB153
Split complementary#BC5392, #BC7D53
Tetradic#7D53BC, #BC535E, #93BC53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F5F4
Lighter +30%#C1E7E3
Lighter +20%#9CD9D2
Lighter +10%#78CAC2
Darker −10%#3E9E94
Darker −20%#2F7A72
Darker −30%#21554F
Darker −40%#13302D
More saturated +25%#35DAC9
Less saturated −25%#719E99

Channel breakdown

R83
G188
B177
Red83 (32.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue173.71°
Saturation (HSL)43.93%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G BC · B B1

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