Colour

#59857C

#59857C
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#59857C is a cyan with RGB values 89, 133, 124 and HSL 168°, 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

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HEX#59857C

RGBrgb(89, 133, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5216, 0.4863

RGB percentages34.9%, 52.2%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(167.7, 19.8%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(167.7, 33.1%, 52.2%)

CMYK33.1%, 0%, 6.8%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,866,876

CSS custom property--colour: #59857C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1

Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#A67A83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#81807Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#797A7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#4C8682no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.9 Teal · ΔE 15 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.2 Gray · ΔE 17.3 Slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Dim grey · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#855962

Analogous#598566, #597885

Triadic#7C5985, #857C59

Split complementary#855978, #856659

Tetradic#665985, #855962, #788559

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CDDDDA

Lighter +30%#AEC9C3

Lighter +20%#90B4AD

Lighter +10%#71A096

Darker −10%#456660

Darker −20%#304843

Darker −30%#1C2927

Darker −40%#070B0A

More saturated +25%#3DA18C

Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R89

G133

B124

Red89 (34.9%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue167.73°

Saturation (HSL)19.82%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 59 · G 85 · B 7C

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