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#59CDCD

#59cdcd ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#59cdcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 2.52.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5019

Complementary

  1. #59cdcd
  2. #cd5959

Split complementary

  1. #59cdcd
  2. #cd5993
  3. #cd9359

Analogous

  1. #59cd93
  2. #59cdcd
  3. #5993cd

Triadic

  1. #59cdcd
  2. #cd59cd
  3. #cdcd59

Tetradic

  1. #59cdcd
  2. #5959cd
  3. #cd5959
  4. #cdcd59

Square

  1. #59cdcd
  2. #9359cd
  3. #cd5959
  4. #93cd59

Monochromatic

  1. #216c6c
  2. #32a7a7
  3. #59cdcd
  4. #94dfdf
  5. #cff0f0

Shades

#59cdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cdcd
  2. #50b9b9
  3. #47a4a4
  4. #3e9090
  5. #357b7b
  6. #2d6767
  7. #245252
  8. #1b3e3e
  9. #122929
  10. #091515
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cdcd
  2. #6ad2d2
  3. #7ad7d7
  4. #8bdcdc
  5. #9be1e1
  6. #ace6e6
  7. #bdebeb
  8. #cdf0f0
  9. #def5f5
  10. #eefafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cdcd
  2. #5dc5c5
  3. #61bebe
  4. #65b6b6
  5. #69aeae
  6. #6da7a7
  7. #709f9f
  8. #749797
  9. #788f8f
  10. #7c8888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ec3c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c4cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb6ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d3cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2c8cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93c0ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #28d1cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cdcd {
  color: #59cdcd;
}
Background
.bg-59cdcd {
  background-color: #59cdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cdcd {
  border: 2px solid #59cdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cdcd, #5993cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 205 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 2.52 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 3.25 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.38 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.61 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.28 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.34 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.79 #a63232 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#59cdcd  rgb(89, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 54%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd5959  rgb(205, 89, 89)  hsl(0, 54%, 58%)  Indian Red
#cd59cd  rgb(205, 89, 205)  hsl(300, 54%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#cdcd59  rgb(205, 205, 89)  hsl(60, 54%, 58%)  Straw