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Colour

#59D8C8

  • #59D8C8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#59D8C8 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 216, 200 and HSL 172°, 62%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#59D8C8#59D8C8
HEX#59D8C8
RGBrgb(89, 216, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.8471, 0.7843
RGB percentages34.9%, 84.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(172.4, 62%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.4, 58.8%, 84.7%)
CMYK58.8%, 0%, 7.4%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,888,200
CSS custom property--colour: #59D8C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#A62737

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CECDC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00DCD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 5.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.7Light seagreen · ΔE 14Aqua · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 5.81, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D85969
Analogous#59D889, #59A8D8
Triadic#C859D8, #D8C859
Split complementary#D859A8, #D88959
Tetradic#8959D8, #D85969, #A8D859

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5F5F1
Lighter +20%#ACEBE3
Lighter +10%#82E2D6
Darker −10%#30CEBA
Darker −20%#27A495
Darker −30%#1D7B6F
Darker −40%#13524A
More saturated +25%#3FF2DB
Less saturated −25%#73BEB5

Channel breakdown

R89
G216
B200
Red89 (34.9%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue172.44°
Saturation (HSL)61.95%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G D8 · B C8

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