Colour
#59F5DE
- #59F5DE
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#59F5DE is a cyan with RGB values 89, 245, 222 and HSL 171°, 89%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#59F5DE#59F5DE
HEX#59F5DE
RGBrgb(89, 245, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.9608, 0.8706
RGB percentages34.9%, 96.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(171.2, 88.6%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.2, 63.7%, 96.1%)
CMYK63.7%, 0%, 9.4%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,895,646
CSS custom property--colour: #59F5DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.54:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#A60A21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F55970
Analogous#59F590, #59BEF5
Triadic#DE59F5, #F5DE59
Split complementary#F559BE, #F59059
Tetradic#9059F5, #F55970, #BEF559
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G245
B222
Red89 (34.9%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue171.15°
Saturation (HSL)88.64%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G F5 · B DE
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