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Recognised as Colour

#59DBDD

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

#59DBDD is a cyan with RGB values 89, 219, 221 and HSL 181°, 66%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#59DBDD#59DBDD
HEX#59DBDD
RGBrgb(89, 219, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.8588, 0.8667
RGB percentages34.9%, 85.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(180.9, 66%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180.9, 59.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK59.7%, 0.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,888,989
CSS custom property--colour: #59DBDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.6:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#A62422

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD1DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8C2DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00E2DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 5.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 7.9Turquoise · ΔE 12.1Light seagreen · ΔE 16.1Aqua · ΔE 17.2Cyan · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 5.76, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD5B59
Analogous#59DD9D, #5999DD
Triadic#DD59DB, #DBDD59
Split complementary#DD5999, #DD9D59
Tetradic#9D59DD, #DD5B59, #99DD59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8F7F7
Lighter +20%#AEEDEE
Lighter +10%#83E4E6
Darker −10%#2FD2D4
Darker −20%#23ABAD
Darker −30%#1B8182
Darker −40%#125758
More saturated +25%#40F3F6
Less saturated −25%#72C3C4

Channel breakdown

R89
G219
B221
Red89 (34.9%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue180.91°
Saturation (HSL)66%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G DB · B DD

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