Colour
#005C59
- #005C59
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#005C59 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 92, 89 and HSL 178°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#005C59#005C59
HEX#005C59
RGBrgb(0, 92, 89)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3608, 0.349
RGB percentages0%, 36.1%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(178, 100%, 18%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178, 100%, 36.1%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 3.3%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer23,641
CSS custom property--colour: #005C59;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#FFA3A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5C0003
Analogous#005C2B, #00315C
Triadic#59005C, #5C5900
Split complementary#5C0031, #5C2B00
Tetradic#2B005C, #5C0003, #315C00
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G92
B89
Red0 (0%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue178.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness18.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5C · B 59
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