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Colour

#59AFA8

  • #59AFA8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#59AFA8 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 175, 168 and HSL 175°, 35%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#59AFA8#59AFA8
HEX#59AFA8
RGBrgb(89, 175, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6863, 0.6588
RGB percentages34.9%, 68.6%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(175.1, 35%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.1, 49.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK49.1%, 0%, 4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,877,672
CSS custom property--colour: #59AFA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#A65057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A7A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#999DA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#29B3ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.9Light seagreen · ΔE 10Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.9Dark cyan · ΔE 15Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.8Teal · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF5960
Analogous#59AF7D, #598BAF
Triadic#A859AF, #AFA859
Split complementary#AF598B, #AF7D59
Tetradic#7D59AF, #AF5960, #8BAF59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F1F0
Lighter +30%#C0E1DE
Lighter +20%#9ED0CC
Lighter +10%#7BC0BA
Darker −10%#45908A
Darker −20%#356D69
Darker −30%#244B48
Darker −40%#142827
More saturated +25%#3ACEC2
Less saturated −25%#78908E

Channel breakdown

R89
G175
B168
Red89 (34.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue175.12°
Saturation (HSL)34.96%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G AF · B A8

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