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#59BFCE

#59bfce ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#59bfce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.8% cyan, 7.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 187.69°, with 54.42% saturation and 57.84% 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 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 7.64.

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Relative luminance0.4384

Complementary

  1. #59bfce
  2. #ce6859

Split complementary

  1. #59bfce
  2. #ce5984
  3. #cea259

Analogous

  1. #59cea2
  2. #59bfce
  3. #5984ce

Triadic

  1. #59bfce
  2. #ce59bf
  3. #bfce59

Tetradic

  1. #59bfce
  2. #6859ce
  3. #ce6859
  4. #bfce59

Square

  1. #59bfce
  2. #a259ce
  3. #ce6859
  4. #84ce59

Monochromatic

  1. #20646e
  2. #3299a9
  3. #59bfce
  4. #94d6df
  5. #cfedf1

Shades

#59bfce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59bfce
  2. #50acb9
  3. #4799a5
  4. #3e8690
  5. #35737c
  6. #2d6067
  7. #244c52
  8. #1b393e
  9. #122629
  10. #091315
  11. #000000

Tints

#59bfce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59bfce
  2. #6ac5d3
  3. #7accd8
  4. #8bd2dd
  5. #9bd9e2
  6. #acdfe7
  7. #bde5eb
  8. #cdecf0
  9. #def2f5
  10. #eef9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59bfce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59bfce
  2. #5db9c6
  3. #61b2be
  4. #65acb7
  5. #69a6af
  6. #6da0a7
  7. #70999f
  8. #749397
  9. #788d90
  10. #7c8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96b7bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b9cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9fabce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95bbcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88b3ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2cc4c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59bfce {
  color: #59bfce;
}
Background
.bg-59bfce {
  background-color: #59bfce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59bfce {
  border: 2px solid #59bfce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59bfce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 191 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59bfce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59bfce, #5984ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59bfce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 191 206 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.64 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.22 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.80 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.83 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.16 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.38 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.85 #a64031 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#59bfce  rgb(89, 191, 206)  hsl(188, 54%, 58%)  Dark Turquoise
#ce6859  rgb(206, 104, 89)  hsl(8, 54%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#ce59bf  rgb(206, 89, 191)  hsl(308, 54%, 58%)  Orchid
#bfce59  rgb(191, 206, 89)  hsl(68, 54%, 58%)  June Bud