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Colour

#59AFAF

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

#59AFAF is a cyan with RGB values 89, 175, 175 and HSL 180°, 35%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#59AFAF#59AFAF
HEX#59AFAF
RGBrgb(89, 175, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6863, 0.6863
RGB percentages34.9%, 68.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(180, 35%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 49.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK49.1%, 0%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,877,679
CSS custom property--colour: #59AFAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#A65050

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5A8AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#979DB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#22B4AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 8.1Light seagreen · ΔE 11.8Dark cyan · ΔE 15Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.6Teal · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF5959
Analogous#59AF84, #5984AF
Triadic#AF59AF, #AFAF59
Split complementary#AF5984, #AF8459
Tetradic#8459AF, #AF5959, #84AF59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F1F1
Lighter +30%#C0E1E1
Lighter +20%#9ED0D0
Lighter +10%#7BC0C0
Darker −10%#459090
Darker −20%#356D6D
Darker −30%#244B4B
Darker −40%#142828
More saturated +25%#3ACECE
Less saturated −25%#789090

Channel breakdown

R89
G175
B175
Red89 (34.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)34.96%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 59 · G AF · B AF

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