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Colour

#59DDCE

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

#59DDCE is a cyan with RGB values 89, 221, 206 and HSL 173°, 66%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#59DDCE#59DDCE
HEX#59DDCE
RGBrgb(89, 221, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.8667, 0.8078
RGB percentages34.9%, 86.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(173.2, 66%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.2, 59.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK59.7%, 0%, 6.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,889,486
CSS custom property--colour: #59DDCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.66:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#A62231

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3D2CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFC3D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00E1D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 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 text12.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 4.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.9Light seagreen · ΔE 15.5Aqua · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 4.6, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD5968
Analogous#59DD8C, #59AADD
Triadic#CE59DD, #DDCE59
Split complementary#DD59AA, #DD8C59
Tetradic#8C59DD, #DD5968, #AADD59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8F7F3
Lighter +20%#AEEEE7
Lighter +10%#83E6DA
Darker −10%#2FD4C2
Darker −20%#23AD9D
Darker −30%#1B8277
Darker −40%#125850
More saturated +25%#40F6E1
Less saturated −25%#72C4BB

Channel breakdown

R89
G221
B206
Red89 (34.9%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue173.18°
Saturation (HSL)66%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G DD · B CE

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