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Recognised as Colour

#53C2AB

  • #53C2AB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#53C2AB is a cyan with RGB values 83, 194, 171 and HSL 168°, 48%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#53C2AB#53C2AB
HEX#53C2AB
RGBrgb(83, 194, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.7608, 0.6706
RGB percentages32.5%, 76.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(167.6, 47.6%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.6, 57.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK57.2%, 0%, 11.9%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,489,323
CSS custom property--colour: #53C2AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#AC3D54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBB7AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAABADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5BBno 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 text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 7.4Light seagreen · ΔE 10.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.6Turquoise · ΔE 13.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 7.43, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2536A
Analogous#53C273, #53A2C2
Triadic#AB53C2, #C2AB53
Split complementary#C253A2, #C27353
Tetradic#7353C2, #C2536A, #A2C253

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF7F5
Lighter +30%#C4EAE2
Lighter +20%#9EDDD0
Lighter +10%#79CFBD
Darker −10%#3BA791
Darker −20%#2E8170
Darker −30%#205C4F
Darker −40%#13362F
More saturated +25%#36DFBC
Less saturated −25%#70A59A

Channel breakdown

R83
G194
B171
Red83 (32.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue167.57°
Saturation (HSL)47.64%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G C2 · B AB

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