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Colour

#59B2AA

  • #59B2AA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#59B2AA is a cyan with RGB values 89, 178, 170 and HSL 175°, 37%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#59B2AA#59B2AA
HEX#59B2AA
RGBrgb(89, 178, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.698, 0.6667
RGB percentages34.9%, 69.8%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(174.6, 36.6%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.6, 50%, 69.8%)
CMYK50%, 0%, 4.5%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,878,442
CSS custom property--colour: #59B2AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#A64D55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAAAAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9FABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#26B6AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 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 text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 9.2Cadetblue · ΔE 11.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.7Dark cyan · ΔE 15.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 9.24, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B25961
Analogous#59B27D, #598EB2
Triadic#AA59B2, #B2AA59
Split complementary#B2598E, #B27D59
Tetradic#7D59B2, #B25961, #8EB259

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4F3F1
Lighter +30%#C2E2E0
Lighter +20%#9FD2CE
Lighter +10%#7CC2BC
Darker −10%#44948C
Darker −20%#34716B
Darker −30%#244E4A
Darker −40%#142B29
More saturated +25%#3BD0C3
Less saturated −25%#779491

Channel breakdown

R89
G178
B170
Red89 (34.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue174.61°
Saturation (HSL)36.63%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G B2 · B AA

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