Recognised as Colour
#59A4A5
- #59A4A5
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#59A4A5 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 164, 165 and HSL 181°, 30%, 50%. 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
#59A4A5#59A4A5
HEX#59A4A5
RGBrgb(89, 164, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6431, 0.6471
RGB percentages34.9%, 64.3%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(180.8, 29.9%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.8, 46.1%, 64.7%)
CMYK46.1%, 0.6%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,874,853
CSS custom property--colour: #59A4A5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#A65B5A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A55A59
Analogous#59A580, #597EA5
Triadic#A559A4, #A4A559
Split complementary#A5597E, #A58059
Tetradic#8059A5, #A55A59, #7EA559
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G164
B165
Red89 (34.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue180.79°
Saturation (HSL)29.92%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G A4 · B A5
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