Recognised as Colour
#59FAF5
- #59FAF5
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#59FAF5 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 250, 245 and HSL 178°, 94%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#59FAF5#59FAF5
HEX#59FAF5
RGBrgb(89, 250, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.9804, 0.9608
RGB percentages34.9%, 98%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(178.1, 94.2%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.1, 64.4%, 98%)
CMYK64.4%, 0%, 2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,896,949
CSS custom property--colour: #59FAF5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.42:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#A6050A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FA595E
Analogous#59FAA4, #59AFFA
Triadic#F559FA, #FAF559
Split complementary#FA59AE, #FAA559
Tetradic#A559FA, #FA595E, #AFFA59
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G250
B245
Red89 (34.9%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue178.14°
Saturation (HSL)94.15%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G FA · B F5
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