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Recognised as Colour

#59A8A3

  • #59A8A3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#59A8A3 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 168, 163 and HSL 176°, 31%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#59A8A3#59A8A3
HEX#59A8A3
RGBrgb(89, 168, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6588, 0.6392
RGB percentages34.9%, 65.9%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(176.2, 31.2%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.2, 47%, 65.9%)
CMYK47%, 0%, 3%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,875,875
CSS custom property--colour: #59A8A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#A6575C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A1A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9397A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#30ACA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 6.9Light seagreen · ΔE 12.2Dark cyan · ΔE 13.5Teal · ΔE 16.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 6.94, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8595E
Analogous#59A87B, #5986A8
Triadic#A359A8, #A8A359
Split complementary#A85986, #A87B59
Tetradic#7B59A8, #A8595E, #86A859

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFEEED
Lighter +30%#BDDDDB
Lighter +20%#9CCBC8
Lighter +10%#7ABAB6
Darker −10%#478783
Darker −20%#356663
Darker −30%#244442
Darker −40%#122322
More saturated +25%#39C8BF
Less saturated −25%#798887

Channel breakdown

R89
G168
B163
Red89 (34.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue176.2°
Saturation (HSL)31.23%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G A8 · B A3

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