Recognised as Colour
#59828F
- #59828F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Slate grey
#59828F is a cyan with RGB values 89, 130, 143 and HSL 194°, 23%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.
Colour values
#59828F#59828F
HEX#59828F
RGBrgb(89, 130, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5098, 0.5608
RGB percentages34.9%, 51%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(194.4, 23.3%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.4, 37.8%, 56.1%)
CMYK37.8%, 9.1%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,866,127
CSS custom property--colour: #59828F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#A67D70
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8F6659
Analogous#598F81, #59678F
Triadic#8F5982, #828F59
Split complementary#8F5967, #8F8159
Tetradic#81598F, #8F6659, #678F59
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G130
B143
Red89 (34.9%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue194.44°
Saturation (HSL)23.28%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G 82 · B 8F
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