#59aabc

Color #59aabc

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.31 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#59aabc

RGB

rgb(89, 170, 188)

HSL

hsl(190.9, 42.5%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.9, 52.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.7%, 9.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(65.36, -19.71, -16.83)

LCH

lch(65.36, 25.92, 220.49)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0832, 213.98)

HWB

hwb(190.9, 34.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc6b59

Analogous

#59bc9c

#59aabc

#5978bc

Triadic

#59aabc

#bc59aa

#aabc59

Split-complementary

#59aabc

#bc5978

#bc9c59

Tetradic

#59aabc

#6b59bc

#bc6b59

#aabc59

Square

#59aabc

#9c59bc

#bc6b59

#78bc59

Shades

Color #59aabc mixed toward black.

#4293a4

#357584

#285863

#1b3b42

#0d1d21

Tints

Color #59aabc mixed toward white.

#75b8c7

#90c6d2

#acd4dd

#c8e3e9

#e3f1f4

Tones

Color #59aabc mixed toward gray.

#61a5b4

#699fab

#729aa3

#7a959b

#829093

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8485b8 · ΔE 24.1

Deuteranopia

#7f79b7 · ΔE 26.2

Tritanopia

#5fb4b4 · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 19

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #59aabc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#59aabc]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#59aabc (#59aabc) is rgb(89, 170, 188) in RGB.

No, #59aabc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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