Recognised as Colour

#59DAD8

#59DAD8
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#59DAD8 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 218, 216 and HSL 179°, 64%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#59DAD8

RGBrgb(89, 218, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.8549, 0.8471

RGB percentages34.9%, 85.5%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(179.1, 63.5%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(179.1, 59.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK59.2%, 0%, 0.9%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,888,728

CSS custom property--colour: #59DAD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.44:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#A62527

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDD0D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9C1D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00E0D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 4.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 7.8 Turquoise · ΔE 10.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 15 Aqua · ΔE 17.2 Cyan · ΔE 17.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 4.09, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DA595B

Analogous#59DA97, #599CDA

Triadic#D859DA, #DAD859

Split complementary#DA599C, #DA9759

Tetradic#9859DA, #DA595B, #9CDA59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D6F6F5

Lighter +20%#ACEDEC

Lighter +10%#83E3E2

Darker −10%#2FD1CE

Darker −20%#25A8A6

Darker −30%#1C7E7C

Darker −40%#135453

More saturated +25%#40F3F1

Less saturated −25%#72C1BF

Channel breakdown

R89

G218

B216

Red89 (34.9%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue179.07°

Saturation (HSL)63.55%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 59 · G DA · B D8

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