Colour

#59ACA3

#59ACA3
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#59ACA3 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 172, 163 and HSL 173°, 33%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#59ACA3#59ACA3

HEX#59ACA3

RGBrgb(89, 172, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6745, 0.6392

RGB percentages34.9%, 67.5%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(173.5, 33.3%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(173.5, 48.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK48.3%, 0%, 5.2%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,876,899

CSS custom property--colour: #59ACA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#A6535C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5A4A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#979AA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Tritanopia#2FAFA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 10.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 14.6 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.2 Teal · ΔE 17.8 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AC5962

Analogous#59AC7A, #598BAC

Triadic#A359AC, #ACA359

Split complementary#AC598C, #AC7A59

Tetradic#7959AC, #AC5962, #8BAC59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E1F0EE

Lighter +30%#BFDFDC

Lighter +20%#9DCEC9

Lighter +10%#7BBDB6

Darker −10%#468C84

Darker −20%#356A64

Darker −30%#244844

Darker −40%#132624

More saturated +25%#3ACBBB

Less saturated −25%#788D8B

Channel breakdown

R89

G172

B163

Red89 (34.9%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue173.49°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 59 · G AC · B A3

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