#59b1c5

Color #59b1c5

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.7 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#59b1c5

RGB

rgb(89, 177, 197)

HSL

hsl(191.1, 48.2%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(191.1, 54.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.8%, 10.2%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(67.72, -20.76, -18.24)

LCH

lch(67.72, 27.63, 221.3)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.089, 214.56)

HWB

hwb(191.1, 34.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c56d59

Analogous

#59c5a3

#59b1c5

#597bc5

Triadic

#59b1c5

#c559b1

#b1c559

Split-complementary

#59b1c5

#c5597b

#c5a359

Tetradic

#59b1c5

#6d59c5

#c56d59

#b1c559

Square

#59b1c5

#a359c5

#c56d59

#7bc559

Shades

Color #59b1c5 mixed toward black.

#3e9bb1

#317c8d

#255d6a

#193e47

#0c1f23

Tints

Color #59b1c5 mixed toward white.

#75becf

#90cbd8

#acd8e2

#c8e5ec

#e3f2f5

Tones

Color #59b1c5 mixed toward gray.

#62abbc

#6ba6b3

#74a0aa

#7d9aa1

#869598

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8889c0 · ΔE 24.5

Deuteranopia

#837cbf · ΔE 27

Tritanopia

#60bdbc · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #59b1c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#59b1c5]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#59b1c5 (#59b1c5) is rgb(89, 177, 197) in RGB.

No, #59b1c5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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