#59b0ac

Color #59b0ac

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.36 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#59b0ac

RGB

rgb(89, 176, 172)

HSL

hsl(177.2, 35.5%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(177.2, 49.4%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.4%, 0%, 2.3%, 31%)

LAB

lab(66.63, -27.14, -6.03)

LCH

lch(66.63, 27.8, 192.53)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0843, 191.43)

HWB

hwb(177.2, 34.9%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0595d

Analogous

#59b081

#59b0ac

#5989b0

Triadic

#59b0ac

#ac59b0

#b0ac59

Split-complementary

#59b0ac

#b05989

#b08159

Tetradic

#59b0ac

#595db0

#b0595d

#b0ac59

Square

#59b0ac

#8159b0

#b0595d

#89b059

Shades

Color #59b0ac mixed toward black.

#479692

#397875

#2b5a58

#1d3c3a

#0e1e1d

Tints

Color #59b0ac mixed toward white.

#75bdba

#90cac8

#acd8d5

#c8e5e3

#e3f2f1

Tones

Color #59b0ac mixed toward gray.

#60a9a5

#68a29f

#6f9a98

#769392

#7d8c8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888ad · ΔE 28.2

Deuteranopia

#837cad · ΔE 31.2

Tritanopia

#60aeae · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #59b0ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#59b0ac]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#59b0ac (#59b0ac) is rgb(89, 176, 172) in RGB.

No, #59b0ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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