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Colour

#559C98

  • #559C98
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#559C98 is a cyan with RGB values 85, 156, 152 and HSL 177°, 29%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#559C98#559C98
HEX#559C98
RGBrgb(85, 156, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.6118, 0.5961
RGB percentages33.3%, 61.2%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(176.6, 29.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.6, 45.5%, 61.2%)
CMYK45.5%, 0%, 2.6%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,610,648
CSS custom property--colour: #559C98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#AA6367

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959698no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#888C99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#329F9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 4.6Dark cyan · ΔE 11.4Teal · ΔE 13.4Light seagreen · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 4.62, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9C5559
Analogous#559C75, #557C9C
Triadic#98559C, #9C9855
Split complementary#9C557C, #9C7555
Tetradic#75559C, #9C5559, #7C9C55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E8E7
Lighter +30%#B4D6D4
Lighter +20%#93C4C1
Lighter +10%#72B2AE
Darker −10%#437B78
Darker −20%#315A58
Darker −30%#1F3938
Darker −40%#0D1817
More saturated +25%#37BAB3
Less saturated −25%#737E7D

Channel breakdown

R85
G156
B152
Red85 (33.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue176.62°
Saturation (HSL)29.46%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G 9C · B 98

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