Colour
#59A495
- #59A495
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#59A495 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 164, 149 and HSL 168°, 30%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#59A495#59A495
HEX#59A495
RGBrgb(89, 164, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6431, 0.5843
RGB percentages34.9%, 64.3%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(168, 29.6%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168, 45.7%, 64.3%)
CMYK45.7%, 0%, 9.1%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,874,837
CSS custom property--colour: #59A495;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#A65B6A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A45968
Analogous#59A46F, #598EA4
Triadic#9559A4, #A49559
Split complementary#A4598E, #A47059
Tetradic#6F59A4, #A45968, #8EA459
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G164
B149
Red89 (34.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue168°
Saturation (HSL)29.64%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G A4 · B 95
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