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Recognised as Colour

#53D6CA

  • #53D6CA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#53D6CA is a cyan with RGB values 83, 214, 202 and HSL 175°, 62%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#53D6CA#53D6CA
HEX#53D6CA
RGBrgb(83, 214, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.8392, 0.7922
RGB percentages32.5%, 83.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(174.5, 61.5%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.5, 61.2%, 83.9%)
CMYK61.2%, 0%, 5.6%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,494,474
CSS custom property--colour: #53D6CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.84:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#AC2935

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBCBCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7BCCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00DBD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 4.1Turquoise · ΔE 6.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 9.5Light seagreen · ΔE 12.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.4Aqua · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 4.13, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6535F
Analogous#53D689, #53A1D6
Triadic#CA53D6, #D6CA53
Split complementary#D653A1, #D68953
Tetradic#8853D6, #D6535F, #A1D653

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FDFD
Lighter +30%#CFF3F0
Lighter +20%#A5EAE3
Lighter +10%#7CE0D7
Darker −10%#2FC7B9
Darker −20%#269D92
Darker −30%#1C746C
Darker −40%#124B46
More saturated +25%#38F1E0
Less saturated −25%#6EBBB4

Channel breakdown

R83
G214
B202
Red83 (32.5%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue174.5°
Saturation (HSL)61.5%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G D6 · B CA

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