Recognised as Colour
#597F71
- #597F71
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#597F71 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 127, 113 and HSL 158°, 18%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#597F71#597F71
HEX#597F71
RGBrgb(89, 127, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.498, 0.4431
RGB percentages34.9%, 49.8%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(157.9, 17.6%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.9, 29.9%, 49.8%)
CMYK29.9%, 0%, 11%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,865,329
CSS custom property--colour: #597F71;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#A6808E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7F5967
Analogous#597F5E, #597A7F
Triadic#71597F, #7F7159
Split complementary#7F597A, #7F5E59
Tetradic#5E597F, #7F5967, #7A7F59
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G127
B113
Red89 (34.9%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue157.89°
Saturation (HSL)17.59%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G 7F · B 71
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