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Recognised as Colour

#53C2CF

  • #53C2CF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#53C2CF is a cyan with RGB values 83, 194, 207 and HSL 186°, 56%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#53C2CF#53C2CF
HEX#53C2CF
RGBrgb(83, 194, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.7608, 0.8118
RGB percentages32.5%, 76.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(186.3, 56.4%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.3, 59.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK59.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,489,359
CSS custom property--colour: #53C2CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#AC3D30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3BBD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0ADCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00CAC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 15.2Light seagreen · ΔE 15.5Cadetblue · ΔE 16.5Light blue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 12.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF6053
Analogous#53CF9E, #5384CF
Triadic#CF53C2, #C2CF53
Split complementary#CF5384, #CF9E53
Tetradic#9E53CF, #CF6053, #84CF53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2FBFC
Lighter +30%#CBECF0
Lighter +20%#A3DEE5
Lighter +10%#7BD0DA
Darker −10%#34ADBB
Darker −20%#298893
Darker −30%#1E636B
Darker −40%#133E43
More saturated +25%#37D8EB
Less saturated −25%#6FACB3

Channel breakdown

R83
G194
B207
Red83 (32.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue186.29°
Saturation (HSL)56.36%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G C2 · B CF

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