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Recognised as Colour

#53BFC6

  • #53BFC6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#53BFC6 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 191, 198 and HSL 184°, 50%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#53BFC6#53BFC6
HEX#53BFC6
RGBrgb(83, 191, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.749, 0.7765
RGB percentages32.5%, 74.9%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(183.7, 50.2%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183.7, 58.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK58.1%, 3.5%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,488,582
CSS custom property--colour: #53BFC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#AC4039

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2B7C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0AAC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 12Light seagreen · ΔE 12.5Cadetblue · ΔE 14.9Sky blue · ΔE 17.9Dark cyan · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C65A53
Analogous#53C694, #5385C6
Triadic#C653BF, #BFC653
Split complementary#C65386, #C69453
Tetradic#9453C6, #C65A53, #85C653

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF8F9
Lighter +30%#C6EAEC
Lighter +20%#A0DCDF
Lighter +10%#79CDD3
Darker −10%#39A6AD
Darker −20%#2D8186
Darker −30%#205C60
Darker −40%#13373A
More saturated +25%#36D8E3
Less saturated −25%#70A6A9

Channel breakdown

R83
G191
B198
Red83 (32.5%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue183.65°
Saturation (HSL)50.22%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G BF · B C6

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