Recognised as Colour
#005259
- #005259
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#005259 is a cyan with RGB values 0, 82, 89 and HSL 185°, 100%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#005259#005259
HEX#005259
RGBrgb(0, 82, 89)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3216, 0.349
RGB percentages0%, 32.2%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(184.7, 100%, 17.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.7, 100%, 34.9%)
CMYK100%, 7.9%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer21,081
CSS custom property--colour: #005259;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#FFADA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#590700
Analogous#005933, #002659
Triadic#590052, #525900
Split complementary#590026, #593300
Tetradic#330059, #590700, #265900
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G82
B89
Red0 (0%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue184.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness17.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 52 · B 59
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