Recognised as Colour
#53C698
- #53C698
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#53C698 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 198, 152 and HSL 156°, 50%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#53C698#53C698
HEX#53C698
RGBrgb(83, 198, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.7765, 0.5961
RGB percentages32.5%, 77.6%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(156, 50.2%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156, 58.1%, 77.6%)
CMYK58.1%, 0%, 23.2%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,490,328
CSS custom property--colour: #53C698;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#AC3967
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C65381
Analogous#53C65F, #53BBC6
Triadic#9853C6, #C69853
Split complementary#C653BB, #C65F53
Tetradic#5E53C6, #C65381, #BBC653
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R83
G198
B152
Red83 (32.5%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue156°
Saturation (HSL)50.22%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G C6 · B 98
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