Recognised as Colour
#599B95
- #599B95
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#599B95 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 155, 149 and HSL 175°, 27%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#599B95#599B95
HEX#599B95
RGBrgb(89, 155, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6078, 0.5843
RGB percentages34.9%, 60.8%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(174.5, 27%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.5, 42.6%, 60.8%)
CMYK42.6%, 0%, 3.9%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,872,533
CSS custom property--colour: #599B95;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#A6646A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9B595F
Analogous#599B74, #59809B
Triadic#95599B, #9B9559
Split complementary#9B5980, #9B7459
Tetradic#74599B, #9B595F, #809B59
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G155
B149
Red89 (34.9%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue174.55°
Saturation (HSL)27.05%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G 9B · B 95
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