#59b8c2

Color #59b8c2

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.89 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#59b8c2

RGB

rgb(89, 184, 194)

HSL

hsl(185.7, 46.3%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.7, 54.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.1%, 5.2%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(69.68, -25.16, -13.63)

LCH

lch(69.68, 28.61, 208.45)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0905, 204.55)

HWB

hwb(185.7, 34.9%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c26359

Analogous

#59c298

#59b8c2

#5984c2

Triadic

#59b8c2

#c259b8

#b8c259

Split-complementary

#59b8c2

#c25984

#c29859

Tetradic

#59b8c2

#6359c2

#c26359

#b8c259

Square

#59b8c2

#9859c2

#c26359

#84c259

Shades

Color #59b8c2 mixed toward black.

#3fa2ad

#33828a

#266168

#194145

#0d2023

Tints

Color #59b8c2 mixed toward white.

#75c4cc

#90d0d6

#acdce1

#c8e7eb

#e3f3f5

Tones

Color #59b8c2 mixed toward gray.

#62b1b9

#6aaab1

#73a3a8

#7c9c9f

#859596

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8dc0 · ΔE 26.9

Deuteranopia

#877fbf · ΔE 30

Tritanopia

#61bebd · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #59b8c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#59b8c2]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#59b8c2 (#59b8c2) is rgb(89, 184, 194) in RGB.

No, #59b8c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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