Colour

#53CA9C

#53CA9C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#53CA9C is a cyan with RGB values 83, 202, 156 and HSL 157°, 53%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#53CA9C#53CA9C

HEX#53CA9C

RGBrgb(83, 202, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.7922, 0.6118

RGB percentages32.5%, 79.2%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(156.8, 52.9%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(156.8, 58.9%, 79.2%)

CMYK58.9%, 0%, 22.8%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,491,356

CSS custom property--colour: #53CA9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.3:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#AC3563

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6BD9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5B19Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Tritanopia#0CCABDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 7.9 Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.6 Aquamarine · ΔE 18.5 Turquoise · ΔE 18.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.1 Light seagreen · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CA5381

Analogous#53CA61, #53BDCA

Triadic#9C53CA, #CA9C53

Split complementary#CA53BD, #CA6153

Tetradic#6053CA, #CA5381, #BDCA53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EFFAF6

Lighter +30%#C8EEDF

Lighter +20%#A1E2C9

Lighter +10%#7AD6B2

Darker −10%#37B383

Darker −20%#2B8C66

Darker −30%#1F654A

Darker −40%#133E2D

More saturated +25%#37E6A2

Less saturated −25%#6FAE96

Channel breakdown

R83

G202

B156

Red83 (32.5%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue156.81°

Saturation (HSL)52.89%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 53 · G CA · B 9C

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Colour values

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