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Recognised as Colour

#59B48D

  • #59B48D
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#59B48D is a cyan with RGB values 89, 180, 141 and HSL 154°, 38%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#59B48D#59B48D
HEX#59B48D
RGBrgb(89, 180, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.7059, 0.5529
RGB percentages34.9%, 70.6%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(154.3, 37.8%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.3, 50.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK50.6%, 0%, 21.7%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,878,925
CSS custom property--colour: #59B48D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#A64B72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1A98Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A49F8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3AB4A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 9.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.3Sea green · ΔE 17.9Light seagreen · ΔE 18.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 9.46, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B45980
Analogous#59B460, #59ADB4
Triadic#8D59B4, #B48D59
Split complementary#B459AD, #B46059
Tetradic#6059B4, #B45980, #ADB459

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F3ED
Lighter +30%#C2E4D5
Lighter +20%#9FD4BD
Lighter +10%#7CC4A5
Darker −10%#449673
Darker −20%#347358
Darker −30%#24503D
Darker −40%#142D22
More saturated +25%#3BD291
Less saturated −25%#779689

Channel breakdown

R89
G180
B141
Red89 (34.9%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue154.29°
Saturation (HSL)37.76%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G B4 · B 8D

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