#5999a0

Color #5999a0

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 3.38 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5999a0

RGB

rgb(89, 153, 160)

HSL

hsl(185.9, 28.5%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.9, 44.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.4%, 4.4%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(59.38, -18.61, -10.09)

LCH

lch(59.38, 21.17, 208.47)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.0665, 204.71)

HWB

hwb(185.9, 34.9%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a06059

Analogous

#59a083

#5999a0

#5975a0

Triadic

#5999a0

#a05999

#99a059

Split-complementary

#5999a0

#a05975

#a08359

Tetradic

#5999a0

#6059a0

#a06059

#99a059

Square

#5999a0

#8359a0

#a06059

#75a059

Shades

Color #5999a0 mixed toward black.

#4a7f85

#3b666b

#2c4c50

#1e3335

#0f191b

Tints

Color #5999a0 mixed toward white.

#73abb1

#8fbcc1

#abcdd0

#c7dde0

#e3eeef

Tones

Color #5999a0 mixed toward gray.

#5f949a

#658f94

#6b8b8e

#718688

#778182

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7b9e · ΔE 24.4

Deuteranopia

#76719e · ΔE 26.8

Tritanopia

#5e9d9d · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5999a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5999a0]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#5999a0 (#5999a0) is rgb(89, 153, 160) in RGB.

No, #5999a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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