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#59CDCB

#59cdcb ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#59cdcb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.98% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 178.97°, 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 11.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 1.98.

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Relative luminance0.501

Complementary

  1. #59cdcb
  2. #cd595b

Split complementary

  1. #59cdcb
  2. #cd5995
  3. #cd9159

Analogous

  1. #59cd91
  2. #59cdcb
  3. #5995cd

Triadic

  1. #59cdcb
  2. #cb59cd
  3. #cdcb59

Tetradic

  1. #59cdcb
  2. #595bcd
  3. #cd595b
  4. #cdcb59

Square

  1. #59cdcb
  2. #9159cd
  3. #cd595b
  4. #95cd59

Monochromatic

  1. #216c6b
  2. #32a7a5
  3. #59cdcb
  4. #94dfdd
  5. #cff0f0

Shades

#59cdcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cdcb
  2. #50b9b7
  3. #47a4a2
  4. #3e908e
  5. #357b7a
  6. #2d6766
  7. #245251
  8. #1b3e3d
  9. #122929
  10. #091514
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cdcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cdcb
  2. #6ad2d0
  3. #7ad7d5
  4. #8bdcdb
  5. #9be1e0
  6. #ace6e5
  7. #bdebea
  8. #cdf0ef
  9. #def5f5
  10. #eefafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cdcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cdcb
  2. #5dc5c4
  3. #61bebc
  4. #65b6b5
  5. #69aead
  6. #6da7a6
  7. #709f9e
  8. #749797
  9. #788f8f
  10. #7c8888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ec3c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c4cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb6cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d3cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2c8cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94c0cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2ad0cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cdcb {
  color: #59cdcb;
}
Background
.bg-59cdcb {
  background-color: #59cdcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cdcb {
  border: 2px solid #59cdcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cdcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cdcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cdcb, #5995cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cdcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 203 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 1.98 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.31 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 3.41 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.35 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.72 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.14 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.47 #a63234 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#59cdcb  rgb(89, 205, 203)  hsl(179, 54%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd595b  rgb(205, 89, 91)  hsl(359, 54%, 58%)  Indian Red
#cb59cd  rgb(203, 89, 205)  hsl(299, 54%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#cdcb59  rgb(205, 203, 89)  hsl(59, 54%, 58%)  Straw