#599eae

Color #599eae

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#599eae

RGB

rgb(89, 158, 174)

HSL

hsl(191.3, 34.4%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.3, 48.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.9%, 9.2%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(61.34, -17.38, -15.08)

LCH

lch(61.34, 23.01, 220.95)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0736, 214.42)

HWB

hwb(191.3, 34.9%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae6959

Analogous

#59ae94

#599eae

#5974ae

Triadic

#599eae

#ae599e

#9eae59

Split-complementary

#599eae

#ae5974

#ae9459

Tetradic

#599eae

#6959ae

#ae6959

#9eae59

Square

#599eae

#9459ae

#ae6959

#74ae59

Shades

Color #599eae mixed toward black.

#488593

#3a6b76

#2b5058

#1d353b

#0e1b1d

Tints

Color #599eae mixed toward white.

#75aebc

#90bec9

#accfd7

#c8dfe4

#e3eff2

Tones

Color #599eae mixed toward gray.

#609aa7

#6795a0

#6e9199

#758c92

#7d888b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7eaa · ΔE 23.2

Deuteranopia

#7973a9 · ΔE 25.3

Tritanopia

#5ea7a7 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 17.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #599eae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#599eae]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#599eae (#599eae) is rgb(89, 158, 174) in RGB.

No, #599eae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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