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Recognised as Colour

#59A588

  • #59A588
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#59A588 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 165, 136 and HSL 157°, 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 Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#59A588#59A588
HEX#59A588
RGBrgb(89, 165, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6471, 0.5333
RGB percentages34.9%, 64.7%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(157.1, 29.9%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.1, 46.1%, 64.7%)
CMYK46.1%, 0%, 17.6%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,875,080
CSS custom property--colour: #59A588;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#A65A77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A29C87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#96938Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#41A59Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.7Light seagreen · ΔE 16.1Sea green · ΔE 18.7Cadetblue · ΔE 18.8Dark cyan · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A55976
Analogous#59A562, #599CA5
Triadic#8859A5, #A58859
Split complementary#A5599C, #A56259
Tetradic#6259A5, #A55976, #9CA559

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDEDE7
Lighter +30%#BCDBCF
Lighter +20%#9BC9B7
Lighter +10%#7AB7A0
Darker −10%#47846D
Darker −20%#356351
Darker −30%#234236
Darker −40%#12201B
More saturated +25%#39C590
Less saturated −25%#798580

Channel breakdown

R89
G165
B136
Red89 (34.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue157.11°
Saturation (HSL)29.92%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G A5 · B 88

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