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#59BFCD

#59bfcd ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#59bfcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 6.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 187.24°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% 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 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 7.37.

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Relative luminance0.4379

Complementary

  1. #59bfcd
  2. #cd6759

Split complementary

  1. #59bfcd
  2. #cd5985
  3. #cda159

Analogous

  1. #59cda1
  2. #59bfcd
  3. #5985cd

Triadic

  1. #59bfcd
  2. #cd59bf
  3. #bfcd59

Tetradic

  1. #59bfcd
  2. #6759cd
  3. #cd6759
  4. #bfcd59

Square

  1. #59bfcd
  2. #a159cd
  3. #cd6759
  4. #85cd59

Monochromatic

  1. #21636c
  2. #3299a7
  3. #59bfcd
  4. #94d6df
  5. #cfecf0

Shades

#59bfcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59bfcd
  2. #50acb9
  3. #4799a4
  4. #3e8690
  5. #35737b
  6. #2d6067
  7. #244c52
  8. #1b393e
  9. #122629
  10. #091315
  11. #000000

Tints

#59bfcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59bfcd
  2. #6ac5d2
  3. #7accd7
  4. #8bd2dc
  5. #9bd9e1
  6. #acdfe6
  7. #bde5eb
  8. #cdecf0
  9. #def2f5
  10. #eef9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59bfcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59bfcd
  2. #5db9c5
  3. #61b2be
  4. #65acb6
  5. #69a6ae
  6. #6da0a7
  7. #70999f
  8. #749397
  9. #788d8f
  10. #7c8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95b7bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b8ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fabcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96bbce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88b3cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2dc3c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59bfcd {
  color: #59bfcd;
}
Background
.bg-59bfcd {
  background-color: #59bfcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59bfcd {
  border: 2px solid #59bfcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59bfcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 191 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 187 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59bfcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59bfcd, #5985cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59bfcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 191 205 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.37 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.92 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.50 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.85 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.04 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.08 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.08 #a64032 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#59bfcd  rgb(89, 191, 205)  hsl(187, 54%, 58%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd6759  rgb(205, 103, 89)  hsl(7, 54%, 58%)  Indian Red
#cd59bf  rgb(205, 89, 191)  hsl(307, 54%, 58%)  Orchid
#bfcd59  rgb(191, 205, 89)  hsl(67, 54%, 58%)  June Bud