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Colour

#53D9DC

  • #53D9DC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#53D9DC is a cyan with RGB values 83, 217, 220 and HSL 181°, 66%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#53D9DC#53D9DC
HEX#53D9DC
RGBrgb(83, 217, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.851, 0.8627
RGB percentages32.5%, 85.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(181.3, 66.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.3, 62.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK62.3%, 1.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,495,260
CSS custom property--colour: #53D9DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.33:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#AC2623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBCFDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C0DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00E0DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 5.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 7Turquoise · ΔE 12.4Light seagreen · ΔE 15.6Aqua · ΔE 17.3Cyan · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 5.55, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC5653
Analogous#53DC9A, #5395DC
Triadic#DC53D9, #D9DC53
Split complementary#DC5395, #DC9A53
Tetradic#9A53DC, #DC5653, #95DC53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFE
Lighter +30%#D2F5F6
Lighter +20%#A8ECED
Lighter +10%#7DE2E5
Darker −10%#2BCED1
Darker −20%#22A4A7
Darker −30%#197A7D
Darker −40%#115152
More saturated +25%#39F2F6
Less saturated −25%#6DC0C2

Channel breakdown

R83
G217
B220
Red83 (32.5%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue181.31°
Saturation (HSL)66.18%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 53 · G D9 · B DC

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