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#59BFBC

#59bfbc ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#59bfbc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 74.9% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 178.24°, with 44.35% saturation and 54.9% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.4302

Complementary

  1. #59bfbc
  2. #bf595c

Split complementary

  1. #59bfbc
  2. #bf598f
  3. #bf8959

Analogous

  1. #59bf89
  2. #59bfbc
  3. #598fbf

Triadic

  1. #59bfbc
  2. #bc59bf
  3. #bfbc59

Tetradic

  1. #59bfbc
  2. #595cbf
  3. #bf595c
  4. #bfbc59

Square

  1. #59bfbc
  2. #8959bf
  3. #bf595c
  4. #8fbf59

Monochromatic

  1. #235c5a
  2. #399390
  3. #59bfbc
  4. #90d4d2
  5. #c7eae9

Shades

#59bfbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59bfbc
  2. #50aca9
  3. #479996
  4. #3e8684
  5. #357371
  6. #2d605e
  7. #244c4b
  8. #1b3938
  9. #122626
  10. #091313
  11. #000000

Tints

#59bfbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59bfbc
  2. #6ac5c3
  3. #7accc9
  4. #8bd2d0
  5. #9bd9d7
  6. #acdfde
  7. #bde5e4
  8. #cdeceb
  9. #def2f2
  10. #eef9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59bfbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59bfbc
  2. #5db9b6
  3. #61b2b0
  4. #65acaa
  5. #69a6a4
  6. #6da09e
  7. #709998
  8. #749392
  9. #788d8c
  10. #7c8686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94b6b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5b7bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4aabd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99babc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8cb3bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #36c2bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59bfbc {
  color: #59bfbc;
}
Background
.bg-59bfbc {
  background-color: #59bfbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59bfbc {
  border: 2px solid #59bfbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59bfbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 191 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 44% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59bfbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59bfbc, #598fbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59bfbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 191 188 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.82 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.28 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.85 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.89 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.38 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.58 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 9.28 #a64043 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Verdigris
#59bfbc  rgb(89, 191, 188)  hsl(178, 44%, 55%)  Verdigris
#bf595c  rgb(191, 89, 92)  hsl(358, 44%, 55%)  Indian Red
#bc59bf  rgb(188, 89, 191)  hsl(298, 44%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#bfbc59  rgb(191, 188, 89)  hsl(58, 44%, 55%)  Dark Khaki