Recognised as Colour

#579F9E

#579F9E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#579F9E is a cyan with RGB values 87, 159, 158 and HSL 179°, 29%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#579F9E

RGBrgb(87, 159, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.6235, 0.6196

RGB percentages34.1%, 62.4%, 62%

HSLhsl(179.2, 29.3%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(179.2, 45.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK45.3%, 0%, 0.6%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,742,494

CSS custom property--colour: #579F9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#A86061

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97999Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8F9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#32A39Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 3.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 12.1 Teal · ΔE 14.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 15.5 Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 3.22, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F5758

Analogous#579F7A, #577C9F

Triadic#9E579F, #9F9E57

Split complementary#9F577C, #9F7A57

Tetradic#7A579F, #9F5758, #7C9F57

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8EAEA

Lighter +30%#B7D8D7

Lighter +20%#96C6C5

Lighter +10%#75B4B3

Darker −10%#457E7D

Darker −20%#335D5C

Darker −30%#213C3C

Darker −40%#0F1B1B

More saturated +25%#38BEBC

Less saturated −25%#768080

Channel breakdown

R87

G159

B158

Red87 (34.1%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue179.17°

Saturation (HSL)29.27%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 57 · G 9F · B 9E

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