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Colour

#59BAAE

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

#59BAAE is a cyan with RGB values 89, 186, 174 and HSL 173°, 41%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#59BAAE#59BAAE
HEX#59BAAE
RGBrgb(89, 186, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.7294, 0.6824
RGB percentages34.9%, 72.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(172.6, 41.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.6, 52.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK52.2%, 0%, 6.5%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,880,494
CSS custom property--colour: #59BAAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#A64551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2B1AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A5AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Tritanopia#1DBDB6no 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 text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 8.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.9Cadetblue · ΔE 15.3Turquoise · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 8.07, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA5965
Analogous#59BA7D, #5996BA
Triadic#AE59BA, #BAAE59
Split complementary#BA5996, #BA7D59
Tetradic#7D59BA, #BA5965, #96BA59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F6F4
Lighter +30%#C5E7E3
Lighter +20%#A1D8D1
Lighter +10%#7DC9C0
Darker −10%#429E93
Darker −20%#337A71
Darker −30%#245650
Darker −40%#15322F
More saturated +25%#3CD7C4
Less saturated −25%#769D98

Channel breakdown

R89
G186
B174
Red89 (34.9%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue172.58°
Saturation (HSL)41.28%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G BA · B AE

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