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#59CDC7

#59cdc7 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#59cdc7 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 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.93% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 176.9°, 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 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 1.58.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4991

Complementary

  1. #59cdc7
  2. #cd595f

Split complementary

  1. #59cdc7
  2. #cd5999
  3. #cd8d59

Analogous

  1. #59cd8d
  2. #59cdc7
  3. #5999cd

Triadic

  1. #59cdc7
  2. #c759cd
  3. #cdc759

Tetradic

  1. #59cdc7
  2. #595fcd
  3. #cd595f
  4. #cdc759

Square

  1. #59cdc7
  2. #8d59cd
  3. #cd595f
  4. #99cd59

Monochromatic

  1. #216c68
  2. #32a7a1
  3. #59cdc7
  4. #94dfdb
  5. #cff0ef

Shades

#59cdc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cdc7
  2. #50b9b3
  3. #47a49f
  4. #3e908b
  5. #357b77
  6. #2d6764
  7. #245250
  8. #1b3e3c
  9. #122928
  10. #091514
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cdc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cdc7
  2. #6ad2cd
  3. #7ad7d2
  4. #8bdcd8
  5. #9be1dd
  6. #ace6e3
  7. #bdebe9
  8. #cdf0ee
  9. #def5f4
  10. #eefaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cdc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cdc7
  2. #5dc5c0
  3. #61beb9
  4. #65b6b2
  5. #69aeab
  6. #6da7a4
  7. #709f9c
  8. #749795
  9. #788f8e
  10. #7c8887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dc3c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2c3c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b6c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d2cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3c7c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95bfc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2dd0c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cdc7 {
  color: #59cdc7;
}
Background
.bg-59cdc7 {
  background-color: #59cdc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cdc7 {
  border: 2px solid #59cdc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cdc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cdc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cdc7, #5999cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cdc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 199 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 1.58 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.67 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.17 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.76 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.09 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.97 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.04 #a63238 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#59cdc7  rgb(89, 205, 199)  hsl(177, 54%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd595f  rgb(205, 89, 95)  hsl(357, 54%, 58%)  Indian Red
#c759cd  rgb(199, 89, 205)  hsl(297, 54%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#cdc759  rgb(205, 199, 89)  hsl(57, 54%, 58%)  Straw