Recognised as Colour
#59857B
- #59857B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#59857B is a cyan with RGB values 89, 133, 123 and HSL 166°, 20%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#59857B#59857B
HEX#59857B
RGBrgb(89, 133, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5216, 0.4824
RGB percentages34.9%, 52.2%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(166.4, 19.8%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.4, 33.1%, 52.2%)
CMYK33.1%, 0%, 7.5%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,866,875
CSS custom property--colour: #59857B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#A67A84
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#855963
Analogous#598565, #597985
Triadic#7B5985, #857B59
Split complementary#855979, #856559
Tetradic#655985, #855963, #798559
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G133
B123
Red89 (34.9%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue166.36°
Saturation (HSL)19.82%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G 85 · B 7B
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