#59b2c9

Color #59b2c9

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 12.35 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#59b2c9

RGB

rgb(89, 178, 201)

HSL

hsl(192.3, 50.9%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192.3, 55.7%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.7%, 11.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(68.15, -20.12, -19.79)

LCH

lch(68.15, 28.22, 224.53)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0912, 216.93)

HWB

hwb(192.3, 34.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c97059

Analogous

#59c9a8

#59b2c9

#597ac9

Triadic

#59b2c9

#c959b2

#b2c959

Split-complementary

#59b2c9

#c9597a

#c9a859

Tetradic

#59b2c9

#7059c9

#c97059

#b2c959

Square

#59b2c9

#a859c9

#c97059

#7ac959

Shades

Color #59b2c9 mixed toward black.

#3b9db6

#2f7e92

#245e6d

#183f49

#0c1f24

Tints

Color #59b2c9 mixed toward white.

#75bfd2

#90ccdb

#acd9e4

#c8e5ed

#e3f2f6

Tones

Color #59b2c9 mixed toward gray.

#62adc0

#6ca7b6

#75a2ad

#7e9ca4

#88979a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898ac4 · ΔE 24

Deuteranopia

#847dc2 · ΔE 26.5

Tritanopia

#60bfbf · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #59b2c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#59b2c9]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#59b2c9 (#59b2c9) is rgb(89, 178, 201) in RGB.

No, #59b2c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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