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Recognised as Colour

#59B0BE

  • #59B0BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#59B0BE is a cyan with RGB values 89, 176, 190 and HSL 188°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#59B0BE#59B0BE
HEX#59B0BE
RGBrgb(89, 176, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.6902, 0.7451
RGB percentages34.9%, 69%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(188.3, 43.7%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.3, 53.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK53.2%, 7.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,877,950
CSS custom property--colour: #59B0BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#A64F41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3AABFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#939FBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.1Sky blue · ΔE 15.4Light seagreen · ΔE 17.7Dark cyan · ΔE 18.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE6759
Analogous#59BE99, #597EBE
Triadic#BE59B0, #B0BE59
Split complementary#BE597E, #BE9959
Tetradic#9959BE, #BE6759, #7EBE59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF6F7
Lighter +30%#C7E4E9
Lighter +20%#A2D3DB
Lighter +10%#7EC1CC
Darker −10%#4096A4
Darker −20%#32747F
Darker −30%#23535B
Darker −40%#153136
More saturated +25%#3CC5DB
Less saturated −25%#769BA1

Channel breakdown

R89
G176
B190
Red89 (34.9%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue188.32°
Saturation (HSL)43.72%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G B0 · B BE

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