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#59BFBF

#59bfbf ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#59bfbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 4.31.

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Relative luminance0.4315

Complementary

  1. #59bfbf
  2. #bf5959

Split complementary

  1. #59bfbf
  2. #bf598c
  3. #bf8c59

Analogous

  1. #59bf8c
  2. #59bfbf
  3. #598cbf

Triadic

  1. #59bfbf
  2. #bf59bf
  3. #bfbf59

Tetradic

  1. #59bfbf
  2. #5959bf
  3. #bf5959
  4. #bfbf59

Square

  1. #59bfbf
  2. #8c59bf
  3. #bf5959
  4. #8cbf59

Monochromatic

  1. #235c5c
  2. #399393
  3. #59bfbf
  4. #90d4d4
  5. #c7eaea

Shades

#59bfbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59bfbf
  2. #50acac
  3. #479999
  4. #3e8686
  5. #357373
  6. #2d6060
  7. #244c4c
  8. #1b3939
  9. #122626
  10. #091313
  11. #000000

Tints

#59bfbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59bfbf
  2. #6ac5c5
  3. #7acccc
  4. #8bd2d2
  5. #9bd9d9
  6. #acdfdf
  7. #bde5e5
  8. #cdecec
  9. #def2f2
  10. #eef9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59bfbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59bfbf
  2. #5db9b9
  3. #61b2b2
  4. #65acac
  5. #69a6a6
  6. #6da0a0
  7. #709999
  8. #749393
  9. #788d8d
  10. #7c8686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95b6b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b7bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3aac0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98babf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8bb3bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #35c2bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59bfbf {
  color: #59bfbf;
}
Background
.bg-59bfbf {
  background-color: #59bfbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59bfbf {
  border: 2px solid #59bfbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59bfbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 191 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 44% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59bfbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59bfbf, #598cbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59bfbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 191 191 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.31 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.79 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.91 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.17 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.18 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.20 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.80 #a64040 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#59bfbf  rgb(89, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 44%, 55%)  Verdigris
#bf5959  rgb(191, 89, 89)  hsl(0, 44%, 55%)  Indian Red
#bf59bf  rgb(191, 89, 191)  hsl(300, 44%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#bfbf59  rgb(191, 191, 89)  hsl(60, 44%, 55%)  Dark Khaki