Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#53DDDD

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

#53DDDD is a cyan with RGB values 83, 221, 221 and HSL 180°, 67%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#53DDDD#53DDDD
HEX#53DDDD
RGBrgb(83, 221, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.8667, 0.8667
RGB percentages32.5%, 86.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(180, 67%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 62.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK62.4%, 0%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,496,285
CSS custom property--colour: #53DDDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.75:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#AC2222

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD3DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAC3DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00E4DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 5.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 7.3Turquoise · ΔE 10.3Aqua · ΔE 15.5Cyan · ΔE 15.5Light seagreen · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 5.12, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD5353
Analogous#53DD98, #5398DD
Triadic#DD53DD, #DDDD53
Split complementary#DD5398, #DD9853
Tetradic#9853DD, #DD5353, #98DD53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFFFF
Lighter +30%#D3F6F6
Lighter +20%#A8EEEE
Lighter +10%#7EE5E5
Darker −10%#2AD3D3
Darker −20%#21A9A9
Darker −30%#197E7E
Darker −40%#115353
More saturated +25%#39F7F7
Less saturated −25%#6DC3C3

Channel breakdown

R83
G221
B221
Red83 (32.5%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)66.99%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 53 · G DD · B DD

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “53dddd” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.