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Recognised as Colour

#59EDDC

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

#59EDDC is a cyan with RGB values 89, 237, 220 and HSL 173°, 80%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#59EDDC#59EDDC
HEX#59EDDC
RGBrgb(89, 237, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.9294, 0.8627
RGB percentages34.9%, 92.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(173.1, 80.4%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.1, 62.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK62.4%, 0%, 7.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,893,596
CSS custom property--colour: #59EDDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.57:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#A61223

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E0DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCD0DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00F2E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 4.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.8Aqua · ΔE 12.9Cyan · ΔE 12.9Aquamarine · ΔE 14.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 15
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 4.81, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED596A
Analogous#59ED92, #59B4ED
Triadic#DC59ED, #EDDC59
Split complementary#ED59B4, #ED9259
Tetradic#9259ED, #ED596A, #B4ED59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3FCF9
Lighter +20%#B5F7EF
Lighter +10%#87F2E6
Darker −10%#2BE8D2
Darker −20%#16CAB5
Darker −30%#119C8C
Darker −40%#0C6E63
More saturated +25%#47FFEA
Less saturated −25%#70D6CA

Channel breakdown

R89
G237
B220
Red89 (34.9%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue173.11°
Saturation (HSL)80.43%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G ED · B DC

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