Recognised as Colour
#59FBFF
- #59FBFF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#59FBFF is a cyan with RGB values 89, 251, 255 and HSL 181°, 100%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#59FBFF#59FBFF
HEX#59FBFF
RGBrgb(89, 251, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.9843, 1
RGB percentages34.9%, 98.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(181.4, 100%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.4, 65.1%, 100%)
CMYK65.1%, 1.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,897,215
CSS custom property--colour: #59FBFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.78338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.67:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#A60400
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FF5D59
Analogous#59FFB0, #59A8FF
Triadic#FF59FB, #FBFF59
Split complementary#FF59A8, #FFB059
Tetradic#B059FF, #FF5D59, #A8FF59
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G251
B255
Red89 (34.9%)
Green251 (98.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue181.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 59 · G FB · B FF
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