Recognised as Colour
#53E1AC
- #53E1AC
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aquamarine
#53E1AC is a cyan with RGB values 83, 225, 172 and HSL 158°, 70%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.
Colour values
#53E1AC#53E1AC
HEX#53E1AC
RGBrgb(83, 225, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.8824, 0.6745
RGB percentages32.5%, 88.2%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(157.6, 70.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.6, 63.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK63.1%, 0%, 23.6%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,497,260
CSS custom property--colour: #53E1AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.73:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#AC1E53
Colour vision & accessibility
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 text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E15388
Analogous#53E165, #53CFE1
Triadic#AC53E1, #E1AC53
Split complementary#E153CF, #E16553
Tetradic#6553E1, #E15388, #CFE153
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R83
G225
B172
Red83 (32.5%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue157.61°
Saturation (HSL)70.3%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 53 · G E1 · B AC
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