#59b9bf

Color #59b9bf

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.86 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#59b9bf

RGB

rgb(89, 185, 191)

HSL

hsl(183.5, 44.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.5, 53.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.4%, 3.1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(69.88, -26.49, -11.68)

LCH

lch(69.88, 28.95, 203.79)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0906, 200.87)

HWB

hwb(183.5, 34.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf5f59

Analogous

#59bf92

#59b9bf

#5986bf

Triadic

#59b9bf

#bf59b9

#b9bf59

Split-complementary

#59b9bf

#bf5986

#bf9259

Tetradic

#59b9bf

#5f59bf

#bf5f59

#b9bf59

Square

#59b9bf

#9259bf

#bf5f59

#86bf59

Shades

Color #59b9bf mixed toward black.

#41a2a8

#348287

#276165

#1a4143

#0d2022

Tints

Color #59b9bf mixed toward white.

#75c5ca

#90d0d4

#acdcdf

#c8e8ea

#e3f3f4

Tones

Color #59b9bf mixed toward gray.

#62b1b6

#6aaaae

#73a2a5

#7b9b9d

#849394

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8ebe · ΔE 27.5

Deuteranopia

#8880bd · ΔE 30.7

Tritanopia

#61bcbc · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #59b9bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#59b9bf]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#59b9bf (#59b9bf) is rgb(89, 185, 191) in RGB.

No, #59b9bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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