Colour
#005B59
- #005B59
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#005B59 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 91, 89 and HSL 179°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#005B59#005B59
HEX#005B59
RGBrgb(0, 91, 89)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3569, 0.349
RGB percentages0%, 35.7%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(178.7, 100%, 17.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.7, 100%, 35.7%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 2.2%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer23,385
CSS custom property--colour: #005B59;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#FFA4A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5B0002
Analogous#005B2B, #00305B
Triadic#59005B, #5B5900
Split complementary#5B0030, #5B2B00
Tetradic#2B005B, #5B0002, #305B00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G91
B89
Red0 (0%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue178.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness17.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5B · B 59
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