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Recognised as Colour

#59D2D5

  • #59D2D5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#59D2D5 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 210, 213 and HSL 181°, 60%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#59D2D5#59D2D5
HEX#59D2D5
RGBrgb(89, 210, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.8235, 0.8353
RGB percentages34.9%, 82.4%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(181.5, 59.6%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.5, 58.2%, 83.5%)
CMYK58.2%, 1.4%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,886,677
CSS custom property--colour: #59D2D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.6:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#A62D2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C9D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1BAD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00D8D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 5.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 8.1Light seagreen · ΔE 14.1Turquoise · ΔE 14.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.5Sky blue · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 5.88, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D55C59
Analogous#59D59A, #5994D5
Triadic#D559D2, #D2D559
Split complementary#D55994, #D59A59
Tetradic#9A59D5, #D55C59, #94D559

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFEFE
Lighter +30%#D3F3F4
Lighter +20%#AAE8EA
Lighter +10%#82DDDF
Darker −10%#33C5C8
Darker −20%#289DA0
Darker −30%#1E7577
Darker −40%#144D4E
More saturated +25%#3FEBEF
Less saturated −25%#73B9BB

Channel breakdown

R89
G210
B213
Red89 (34.9%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue181.45°
Saturation (HSL)59.62%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G D2 · B D5

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