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Colour

#59C3AC

  • #59C3AC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#59C3AC is a cyan with RGB values 89, 195, 172 and HSL 167°, 47%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#59C3AC#59C3AC
HEX#59C3AC
RGBrgb(89, 195, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.7647, 0.6745
RGB percentages34.9%, 76.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(167, 46.9%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167, 54.4%, 76.5%)
CMYK54.4%, 0%, 11.8%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,882,796
CSS custom property--colour: #59C3AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#A63C53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCB8ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACACAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#19C5BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 7.2Light seagreen · ΔE 10.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.7Turquoise · ΔE 13.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 7.21, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C35970
Analogous#59C377, #59A5C3
Triadic#AC59C3, #C3AC59
Split complementary#C359A5, #C37759
Tetradic#7759C3, #C35970, #A5C359

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF9F7
Lighter +30%#C9ECE4
Lighter +20%#A4DED1
Lighter +10%#7ED1BF
Darker −10%#3EAB93
Darker −20%#308673
Darker −30%#236053
Darker −40%#153B33
More saturated +25%#3DDFBC
Less saturated −25%#75A79C

Channel breakdown

R89
G195
B172
Red89 (34.9%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue166.98°
Saturation (HSL)46.9%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G C3 · B AC

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