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Colour

#59CAC8

  • #59CAC8
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#59CAC8 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 202, 200 and HSL 179°, 52%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#59CAC8#59CAC8
HEX#59CAC8
RGBrgb(89, 202, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.7922, 0.7843
RGB percentages34.9%, 79.2%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(178.9, 51.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.9, 55.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK55.9%, 0%, 1%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,884,616
CSS custom property--colour: #59CAC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.71:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#A63537

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC1C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACB3C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00CFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 5.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 9.1Light seagreen · ΔE 11Turquoise · ΔE 14.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.1Cadetblue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 5.36, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA595B
Analogous#59CA90, #5993CA
Triadic#C859CA, #CAC859
Split complementary#CA5994, #CA8F59
Tetradic#8F59CA, #CA595B, #94CA59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FBFB
Lighter +30%#CDEFEE
Lighter +20%#A6E3E2
Lighter +10%#80D6D5
Darker −10%#3AB6B4
Darker −20%#2E8F8E
Darker −30%#216967
Darker −40%#154241
More saturated +25%#3EE5E2
Less saturated −25%#74AFAE

Channel breakdown

R89
G202
B200
Red89 (34.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue178.94°
Saturation (HSL)51.6%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G CA · B C8

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