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Recognised as Colour

#59A787

  • #59A787
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#59A787 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 167, 135 and HSL 155°, 31%, 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 Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#59A787#59A787
HEX#59A787
RGBrgb(89, 167, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6549, 0.5294
RGB percentages34.9%, 65.5%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(155.4, 30.7%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.4, 46.7%, 65.5%)
CMYK46.7%, 0%, 19.2%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,875,591
CSS custom property--colour: #59A787;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#A65878

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49D85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#989589no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#41A79Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 15Light seagreen · ΔE 16.8Sea green · ΔE 17.6Cadetblue · ΔE 20.6Dark cyan · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A75979
Analogous#59A760, #59A0A7
Triadic#8759A7, #A78759
Split complementary#A759A0, #A76059
Tetradic#6059A7, #A75979, #A0A759

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEEEE7
Lighter +30%#BDDCCF
Lighter +20%#9CCAB7
Lighter +10%#7AB99F
Darker −10%#47866C
Darker −20%#356551
Darker −30%#244336
Darker −40%#12221B
More saturated +25%#39C78D
Less saturated −25%#798781

Channel breakdown

R89
G167
B135
Red89 (34.9%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue155.38°
Saturation (HSL)30.71%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G A7 · B 87

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