Recognised as Colour
#59A595
- #59A595
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#59A595 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 165, 149 and HSL 167°, 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
#59A595#59A595
HEX#59A595
RGBrgb(89, 165, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6471, 0.5843
RGB percentages34.9%, 64.7%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(167.4, 29.9%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.4, 46.1%, 64.7%)
CMYK46.1%, 0%, 9.7%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,875,093
CSS custom property--colour: #59A595;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.24:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#A65A6A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A55969
Analogous#59A56F, #598FA5
Triadic#9559A5, #A59559
Split complementary#A5598F, #A56F59
Tetradic#6F59A5, #A55969, #8FA559
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G165
B149
Red89 (34.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue167.37°
Saturation (HSL)29.92%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G A5 · B 95
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