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#59CDC5

#59cdc5 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#59cdc5 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 80.39% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.9% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 175.86°, 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 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 1.86.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4982

Complementary

  1. #59cdc5
  2. #cd5961

Split complementary

  1. #59cdc5
  2. #cd599b
  3. #cd8b59

Analogous

  1. #59cd8b
  2. #59cdc5
  3. #599bcd

Triadic

  1. #59cdc5
  2. #c559cd
  3. #cdc559

Tetradic

  1. #59cdc5
  2. #5961cd
  3. #cd5961
  4. #cdc559

Square

  1. #59cdc5
  2. #8b59cd
  3. #cd5961
  4. #9bcd59

Monochromatic

  1. #216c67
  2. #32a79f
  3. #59cdc5
  4. #94dfda
  5. #cff0ee

Shades

#59cdc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cdc5
  2. #50b9b1
  3. #47a49e
  4. #3e908a
  5. #357b76
  6. #2d6763
  7. #24524f
  8. #1b3e3b
  9. #122927
  10. #091514
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cdc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cdc5
  2. #6ad2cb
  3. #7ad7d1
  4. #8bdcd6
  5. #9be1dc
  6. #ace6e2
  7. #bdebe8
  8. #cdf0ee
  9. #def5f3
  10. #eefaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cdc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cdc5
  2. #5dc5be
  3. #61beb7
  4. #65b6b0
  5. #69aea9
  6. #6da7a3
  7. #709f9c
  8. #749795
  9. #788f8e
  10. #7c8887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dc3bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c3c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b6c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d2ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3c7c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95bfc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2ed0c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cdc5 {
  color: #59cdc5;
}
Background
.bg-59cdc5 {
  background-color: #59cdc5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cdc5 {
  border: 2px solid #59cdc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cdc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cdc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cdc5, #599bcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cdc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 197 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 1.86 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.06 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.68 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.38 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.10 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.95 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.99 #a6323a Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#59cdc5  rgb(89, 205, 197)  hsl(176, 54%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd5961  rgb(205, 89, 97)  hsl(356, 54%, 58%)  Indian Red
#c559cd  rgb(197, 89, 205)  hsl(296, 54%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#cdc559  rgb(205, 197, 89)  hsl(56, 54%, 58%)  Straw