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Recognised as Colour

#59D0DD

  • #59D0DD
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#59D0DD is a cyan with RGB values 89, 208, 221 and HSL 186°, 66%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#59D0DD#59D0DD
HEX#59D0DD
RGBrgb(89, 208, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.8157, 0.8667
RGB percentages34.9%, 81.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(185.9, 66%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.9, 59.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK59.7%, 5.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,886,173
CSS custom property--colour: #59D0DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#A62F22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1C8DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACB9DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00D8D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.4Sky blue · ΔE 15.4Light seagreen · ΔE 17.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.8Powder blue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD6659
Analogous#59DDA8, #598EDD
Triadic#DD59D0, #D0DD59
Split complementary#DD598E, #DDA859
Tetradic#A859DD, #DD6659, #8EDD59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8F4F7
Lighter +20%#AEE8EE
Lighter +10%#83DCE6
Darker −10%#2FC4D4
Darker −20%#239FAD
Darker −30%#1B7882
Darker −40%#125158
More saturated +25%#40E4F6
Less saturated −25%#72BCC4

Channel breakdown

R89
G208
B221
Red89 (34.9%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue185.91°
Saturation (HSL)66%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G D0 · B DD

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