Colour
#53D7C2
- #53D7C2
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#53D7C2 is a cyan with RGB values 83, 215, 194 and HSL 170°, 62%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#53D7C2#53D7C2
HEX#53D7C2
RGBrgb(83, 215, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.8431, 0.7608
RGB percentages32.5%, 84.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(170.5, 62.3%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.5, 61.4%, 84.3%)
CMYK61.4%, 0%, 9.8%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,494,722
CSS custom property--colour: #53D7C2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.87:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#AC283D
Colour vision & accessibility
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 text11.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D75368
Analogous#53D780, #53AAD7
Triadic#C253D7, #D7C253
Split complementary#D753AA, #D78053
Tetradic#8053D7, #D75368, #AAD753
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R83
G215
B194
Red83 (32.5%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue170.45°
Saturation (HSL)62.26%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G D7 · B C2
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