Recognised as Colour
#059464
- #059464
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#059464 is a cyan with RGB values 5, 148, 100 and HSL 160°, 93%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#059464#059464
HEX#059464
RGBrgb(5, 148, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.5804, 0.3922
RGB percentages2%, 58%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(159.9, 93.5%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.9, 96.6%, 58%)
CMYK96.6%, 0%, 32.4%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer365,668
CSS custom property--colour: #059464;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#FA6B9B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#940535
Analogous#05941C, #057D94
Triadic#640594, #946405
Split complementary#94057D, #941C05
Tetradic#1C0594, #940535, #7D9405
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G148
B100
Red5 (2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue159.86°
Saturation (HSL)93.46%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 05 · G 94 · B 64
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