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#59CDCF

#59cdcf ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#59cdcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57% cyan, 0.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 181.02°, with 55.14% saturation and 58.04% 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 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 3.15.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.5029

Complementary

  1. #59cdcf
  2. #cf5b59

Split complementary

  1. #59cdcf
  2. #cf5992
  3. #cf9659

Analogous

  1. #59cf96
  2. #59cdcf
  3. #5992cf

Triadic

  1. #59cdcf
  2. #cf59cd
  3. #cdcf59

Tetradic

  1. #59cdcf
  2. #5b59cf
  3. #cf5b59
  4. #cdcf59

Square

  1. #59cdcf
  2. #9659cf
  3. #cf5b59
  4. #92cf59

Monochromatic

  1. #206e6f
  2. #31a8aa
  3. #59cdcf
  4. #94dfe0
  5. #d0f1f1

Shades

#59cdcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cdcf
  2. #50b9ba
  3. #47a4a6
  4. #3e9091
  5. #357b7c
  6. #2d6768
  7. #245253
  8. #1b3e3e
  9. #122929
  10. #091515
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cdcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cdcf
  2. #6ad2d4
  3. #7ad7d9
  4. #8bdcdd
  5. #9be1e2
  6. #ace6e7
  7. #bdebec
  8. #cdf0f1
  9. #def5f5
  10. #eefafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cdcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cdcf
  2. #5dc5c7
  3. #61bebf
  4. #65b6b7
  5. #69aeaf
  6. #6da7a8
  7. #709fa0
  8. #749798
  9. #788f90
  10. #7c8888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ec3c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c4cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb6d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d3cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1c8cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93c0cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #27d1ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cdcf {
  color: #59cdcf;
}
Background
.bg-59cdcf {
  background-color: #59cdcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cdcf {
  border: 2px solid #59cdcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cdcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 55% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cdcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cdcf, #5992cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cdcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 207 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.15 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 3.27 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.62 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.94 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.60 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.87 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 8.18 #a63230 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#59cdcf  rgb(89, 205, 207)  hsl(181, 55%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#cf5b59  rgb(207, 91, 89)  hsl(1, 55%, 58%)  Indian Red
#cf59cd  rgb(207, 89, 205)  hsl(301, 55%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#cdcf59  rgb(205, 207, 89)  hsl(61, 55%, 58%)  Straw