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#59CDC9

#59cdc9 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#59cdc9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 177.93°, 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 11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 1.63.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5

Complementary

  1. #59cdc9
  2. #cd595d

Split complementary

  1. #59cdc9
  2. #cd5997
  3. #cd8f59

Analogous

  1. #59cd8f
  2. #59cdc9
  3. #5997cd

Triadic

  1. #59cdc9
  2. #c959cd
  3. #cdc959

Tetradic

  1. #59cdc9
  2. #595dcd
  3. #cd595d
  4. #cdc959

Square

  1. #59cdc9
  2. #8f59cd
  3. #cd595d
  4. #97cd59

Monochromatic

  1. #216c6a
  2. #32a7a3
  3. #59cdc9
  4. #94dfdc
  5. #cff0ef

Shades

#59cdc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cdc9
  2. #50b9b5
  3. #47a4a1
  4. #3e908d
  5. #357b79
  6. #2d6765
  7. #245250
  8. #1b3e3c
  9. #122928
  10. #091514
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cdc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cdc9
  2. #6ad2ce
  3. #7ad7d4
  4. #8bdcd9
  5. #9be1df
  6. #ace6e4
  7. #bdebe9
  8. #cdf0ef
  9. #def5f4
  10. #eefafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cdc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cdc9
  2. #5dc5c2
  3. #61beba
  4. #65b6b3
  5. #69aeac
  6. #6da7a5
  7. #709f9d
  8. #749796
  9. #788f8f
  10. #7c8887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ec3c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2c4c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afb6ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d2cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2c7c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94bfca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2bd0ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cdc9 {
  color: #59cdc9;
}
Background
.bg-59cdc9 {
  background-color: #59cdc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cdc9 {
  border: 2px solid #59cdc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cdc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cdc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cdc9, #5997cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cdc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 201 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 1.63 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.41 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 3.73 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.18 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.21 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.02 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.22 #a63236 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#59cdc9  rgb(89, 205, 201)  hsl(178, 54%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd595d  rgb(205, 89, 93)  hsl(358, 54%, 58%)  Indian Red
#c959cd  rgb(201, 89, 205)  hsl(298, 54%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#cdc959  rgb(205, 201, 89)  hsl(58, 54%, 58%)  Straw