Recognised as Colour
#59FCED
- #59FCED
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#59FCED is a cyan with RGB values 89, 252, 237 and HSL 174°, 96%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#59FCED#59FCED
HEX#59FCED
RGBrgb(89, 252, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.9882, 0.9294
RGB percentages34.9%, 98.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(174.5, 96.4%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.5, 64.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK64.7%, 0%, 6%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,897,453
CSS custom property--colour: #59FCED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.57:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#A60312
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FC5968
Analogous#59FC9C, #59BAFC
Triadic#ED59FC, #FCED59
Split complementary#FC59BA, #FC9C59
Tetradic#9B59FC, #FC5968, #BAFC59
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G252
B237
Red89 (34.9%)
Green252 (98.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue174.48°
Saturation (HSL)96.45%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G FC · B ED
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