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Recognised as Colour

#59DCD5

  • #59DCD5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#59DCD5 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 220, 213 and HSL 177°, 65%, 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

#59DCD5#59DCD5
HEX#59DCD5
RGBrgb(89, 220, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.8627, 0.8353
RGB percentages34.9%, 86.3%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(176.8, 65.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.8, 59.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK59.5%, 0%, 3.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,889,237
CSS custom property--colour: #59DCD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.62:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#A6232A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0D1D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC2D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00E1DAno 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 text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 4.1Turquoise · ΔE 7.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 8.8Light seagreen · ΔE 15Aqua · ΔE 16.4Cyan · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 4.06, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC5960
Analogous#59DC93, #59A1DC
Triadic#D559DC, #DCD559
Split complementary#DC59A1, #DC9459
Tetradic#9459DC, #DC5960, #A2DC59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7F7F5
Lighter +20%#ADEEEA
Lighter +10%#83E5E0
Darker −10%#2FD3CA
Darker −20%#24ABA4
Darker −30%#1B817B
Darker −40%#125753
More saturated +25%#40F5EB
Less saturated −25%#72C3BF

Channel breakdown

R89
G220
B213
Red89 (34.9%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue176.79°
Saturation (HSL)65.17%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G DC · B D5

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