Recognised as Colour
#0596A9
- #0596A9
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#0596A9 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 150, 169 and HSL 187°, 94%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#0596A9#0596A9
HEX#0596A9
RGBrgb(5, 150, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.5882, 0.6627
RGB percentages2%, 58.8%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(187, 94.3%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187, 97%, 66.3%)
CMYK97%, 11.2%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer366,249
CSS custom property--colour: #0596A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#FA6956
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A91805
Analogous#05A96A, #0544A9
Triadic#A90596, #96A905
Split complementary#A90544, #A96A05
Tetradic#6A05A9, #A91805, #44A905
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G150
B169
Red5 (2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue186.95°
Saturation (HSL)94.25%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 96 · B A9
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