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#59CDCC

#59cdcc ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#59cdcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.49% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 179.48°, 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 11.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5015

Complementary

  1. #59cdcc
  2. #cd595a

Split complementary

  1. #59cdcc
  2. #cd5994
  3. #cd9259

Analogous

  1. #59cd92
  2. #59cdcc
  3. #5994cd

Triadic

  1. #59cdcc
  2. #cc59cd
  3. #cdcc59

Tetradic

  1. #59cdcc
  2. #595acd
  3. #cd595a
  4. #cdcc59

Square

  1. #59cdcc
  2. #9259cd
  3. #cd595a
  4. #94cd59

Monochromatic

  1. #216c6c
  2. #32a7a6
  3. #59cdcc
  4. #94dfde
  5. #cff0f0

Shades

#59cdcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cdcc
  2. #50b9b8
  3. #47a4a3
  4. #3e908f
  5. #357b7a
  6. #2d6766
  7. #245252
  8. #1b3e3d
  9. #122929
  10. #091514
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cdcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cdcc
  2. #6ad2d1
  3. #7ad7d6
  4. #8bdcdb
  5. #9be1e0
  6. #ace6e6
  7. #bdebeb
  8. #cdf0f0
  9. #def5f5
  10. #eefafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cdcc mixed progressively with gray.

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

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ec3c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c4cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb6cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d3cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2c8cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94c0cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #29d0cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cdcc {
  color: #59cdcc;
}
Background
.bg-59cdcc {
  background-color: #59cdcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cdcc {
  border: 2px solid #59cdcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cdcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cdcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cdcc, #5994cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cdcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 204 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 2.24 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 3.31 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.32 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.47 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.99 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.23 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.62 #a63233 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#59cdcc  rgb(89, 205, 204)  hsl(179, 54%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd595a  rgb(205, 89, 90)  hsl(359, 54%, 58%)  Indian Red
#cc59cd  rgb(204, 89, 205)  hsl(299, 54%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#cdcc59  rgb(205, 204, 89)  hsl(59, 54%, 58%)  Straw