Colour
#59A3B5
- #59A3B5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#59A3B5 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 163, 181 and HSL 192°, 38%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#59A3B5#59A3B5
HEX#59A3B5
RGBrgb(89, 163, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6392, 0.7098
RGB percentages34.9%, 63.9%, 71%
HSLhsl(191.7, 38.3%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.7, 50.8%, 71%)
CMYK50.8%, 9.9%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,874,613
CSS custom property--colour: #59A3B5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#A65C4A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B56B59
Analogous#59B599, #5975B5
Triadic#B559A3, #A3B559
Split complementary#B55975, #B59959
Tetradic#9959B5, #B56B59, #75B559
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G163
B181
Red89 (34.9%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue191.74°
Saturation (HSL)38.33%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G A3 · B B5
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