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#59CDCE

#59cdce ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#59cdce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.8% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 180.51°, with 54.42% saturation and 57.84% 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 11.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.5024

Complementary

  1. #59cdce
  2. #ce5a59

Split complementary

  1. #59cdce
  2. #ce5992
  3. #ce9459

Analogous

  1. #59ce94
  2. #59cdce
  3. #5992ce

Triadic

  1. #59cdce
  2. #ce59cd
  3. #cdce59

Tetradic

  1. #59cdce
  2. #5a59ce
  3. #ce5a59
  4. #cdce59

Square

  1. #59cdce
  2. #9459ce
  3. #ce5a59
  4. #92ce59

Monochromatic

  1. #206d6e
  2. #32a8a9
  3. #59cdce
  4. #94dfdf
  5. #cff1f1

Shades

#59cdce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cdce
  2. #50b9b9
  3. #47a4a5
  4. #3e9090
  5. #357b7c
  6. #2d6767
  7. #245252
  8. #1b3e3e
  9. #122929
  10. #091515
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cdce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cdce
  2. #6ad2d3
  3. #7ad7d8
  4. #8bdcdd
  5. #9be1e2
  6. #ace6e7
  7. #bdebeb
  8. #cdf0f0
  9. #def5f5
  10. #eefafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cdce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cdce
  2. #5dc5c6
  3. #61bebe
  4. #65b6b7
  5. #69aeaf
  6. #6da7a7
  7. #709f9f
  8. #749797
  9. #788f90
  10. #7c8888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ec3c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c4ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb6cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d3cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1c8ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93c0cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #28d1cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cdce {
  color: #59cdce;
}
Background
.bg-59cdce {
  background-color: #59cdce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cdce {
  border: 2px solid #59cdce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cdce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cdce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cdce, #5992ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cdce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 206 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 2.83 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 3.24 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.48 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.76 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.46 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.57 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.98 #a63231 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#59cdce  rgb(89, 205, 206)  hsl(181, 54%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#ce5a59  rgb(206, 90, 89)  hsl(1, 54%, 58%)  Indian Red
#ce59cd  rgb(206, 89, 205)  hsl(301, 54%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#cdce59  rgb(205, 206, 89)  hsl(61, 54%, 58%)  Straw