#599b9d

Color #599b9d

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 1.5 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#599b9d

RGB

rgb(89, 155, 157)

HSL

hsl(181.8, 27.6%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.8, 43.3%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.3%, 1.3%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(59.89, -20.46, -7.64)

LCH

lch(59.89, 21.84, 200.48)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.0675, 198.11)

HWB

hwb(181.8, 34.9%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d5b59

Analogous

#599d7d

#599b9d

#59799d

Triadic

#599b9d

#9d599b

#9b9d59

Split-complementary

#599b9d

#9d5979

#9d7d59

Tetradic

#599b9d

#5b599d

#9d5b59

#9b9d59

Square

#599b9d

#7d599d

#9d5b59

#799d59

Shades

Color #599b9d mixed toward black.

#4a8183

#3b6769

#2c4d4e

#1e3434

#0f1a1a

Tints

Color #599b9d mixed toward white.

#73adaf

#8fbebf

#abcecf

#c7dedf

#e3efef

Tones

Color #599b9d mixed toward gray.

#5f9597

#649092

#6a8b8c

#708686

#758081

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7c9d · ΔE 25.3

Deuteranopia

#77729c · ΔE 28.1

Tritanopia

#5e9c9c · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #599b9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#599b9d]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#599b9d (#599b9d) is rgb(89, 155, 157) in RGB.

No, #599b9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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