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Recognised as Colour

#59E09F

  • #59E09F
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#59E09F is a cyan with RGB values 89, 224, 159 and HSL 151°, 69%, 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 seagreen.

Colour values

#59E09F#59E09F
HEX#59E09F
RGBrgb(89, 224, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.8784, 0.6235
RGB percentages34.9%, 87.8%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(151.1, 68.5%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(151.1, 60.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK60.3%, 0%, 29%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,890,207
CSS custom property--colour: #59E09F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#A61F60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DED09Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBC3A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Tritanopia#12DFCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.1Aquamarine · ΔE 17.2Light green · ΔE 17.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.1Pale green · ΔE 20.4Medium spring green · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 16.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0599A
Analogous#59E05B, #59DEE0
Triadic#9F59E0, #E09F59
Split complementary#E059DE, #E05B59
Tetradic#5B59E0, #E0599A, #DEE059

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DAF8EA
Lighter +20%#AFF0D1
Lighter +10%#84E8B8
Darker −10%#2ED886
Darker −20%#21B26C
Darker −30%#198752
Darker −40%#115C38
More saturated +25%#40F9A0
Less saturated −25%#72C79E

Channel breakdown

R89
G224
B159
Red89 (34.9%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue151.11°
Saturation (HSL)68.53%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G E0 · B 9F

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