Recognised as Colour
#53CD98
- #53CD98
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#53CD98 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 205, 152 and HSL 154°, 55%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#53CD98#53CD98
HEX#53CD98
RGBrgb(83, 205, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.8039, 0.5961
RGB percentages32.5%, 80.4%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(153.9, 55%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(153.9, 59.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK59.5%, 0%, 25.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,492,120
CSS custom property--colour: #53CD98;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.55:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#AC3267
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CD5388
Analogous#53CD5B, #53C5CD
Triadic#9853CD, #CD9853
Split complementary#CD53C5, #CD5B53
Tetradic#5B53CD, #CD5388, #C5CD53
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R83
G205
B152
Red83 (32.5%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue153.93°
Saturation (HSL)54.95%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G CD · B 98
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