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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

Protanopia#DDD2A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9C4AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00E1D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 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 text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5F8EB
Lighter +20%#AAF0D6
Lighter +10%#7EE9C1
Darker −10%#28D997
Darker −20%#1FAF79
Darker −30%#17845B
Darker −40%#0F593D
More saturated +25%#3AFAB2
Less saturated −25%#6CC8A6

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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