Colour

#059A7C

#059A7C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sea green

#059A7C is a cyan with RGB values 5, 154, 124 and HSL 168°, 94%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#059A7C#059A7C

HEX#059A7C

RGBrgb(5, 154, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.6039, 0.4863

RGB percentages2%, 60.4%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(167.9, 93.7%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(167.9, 96.8%, 60.4%)

CMYK96.8%, 0%, 19.5%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer367,228

CSS custom property--colour: #059A7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1

Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#FA6583

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#958F7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#85837Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Tritanopia#009C91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 14.9 Light seagreen · ΔE 16 Dark cyan · ΔE 19.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.4 Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.1 Teal · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9A0523

Analogous#059A32, #056D9A

Triadic#7C059A, #9A7C05

Split complementary#9A056D, #9A3205

Tetradic#32059A, #9A0523, #6D9A05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#71FADF

Lighter +30%#3FF9D3

Lighter +20%#0EF7C8

Lighter +10%#07CBA4

Darker −10%#036954

Darker −20%#02372C

Darker −30%#000605

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#009F7F

Less saturated −25%#198670

Channel breakdown

G154

B124

Red5 (2%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue167.92°

Saturation (HSL)93.71%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 05 · G 9A · B 7C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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