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Colour

#59B3A6

  • #59B3A6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#59B3A6 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 179, 166 and HSL 171°, 37%, 53%. 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

#59B3A6#59B3A6
HEX#59B3A6
RGBrgb(89, 179, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.702, 0.651
RGB percentages34.9%, 70.2%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(171.3, 37.2%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.3, 50.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK50.3%, 0%, 7.3%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,878,694
CSS custom property--colour: #59B3A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#A64C59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACAAA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA0A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#29B6AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 8.9Cadetblue · ΔE 13.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.3Dark cyan · ΔE 16.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B35966
Analogous#59B379, #5993B3
Triadic#A659B3, #B3A659
Split complementary#B35993, #B37959
Tetradic#7959B3, #B35966, #93B359

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5F3F1
Lighter +30%#C2E3DE
Lighter +20%#9FD3CC
Lighter +10%#7CC3B9
Darker −10%#449589
Darker −20%#347269
Darker −30%#244F49
Darker −40%#142C28
More saturated +25%#3BD1BC
Less saturated −25%#779590

Channel breakdown

R89
G179
B166
Red89 (34.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue171.33°
Saturation (HSL)37.19%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G B3 · B A6

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