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#005E59

#005e59 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#005e59 is a color from the cyan family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 36.86% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.32% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 176.81°, with 100% saturation and 18.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 9.08.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0873

Complementary

  1. #005e59
  2. #5e0005

Split complementary

  1. #005e59
  2. #5e0034
  3. #5e2a00

Analogous

  1. #005e2a
  2. #005e59
  3. #00345e

Triadic

  1. #005e59
  2. #59005e
  3. #5e5900

Tetradic

  1. #005e59
  2. #00055e
  3. #5e0005
  4. #5e5900

Square

  1. #005e59
  2. #2a005e
  3. #5e0005
  4. #345e00

Monochromatic

  1. #001413
  2. #001413
  3. #005e59
  4. #00aaa1
  5. #00f7ea

Shades

#005e59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #005e59
  2. #005550
  3. #004b47
  4. #00423e
  5. #003835
  6. #002f2d
  7. #002624
  8. #001c1b
  9. #001312
  10. #000909
  11. #000000

Tints

#005e59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #005e59
  2. #1a6e6a
  3. #337e7a
  4. #4d8e8b
  5. #669e9b
  6. #80afac
  7. #99bfbd
  8. #b3cfcd
  9. #ccdfde
  10. #e6efee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#005e59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #005e59
  2. #0d615d
  3. #1a6561
  4. #266865
  5. #336c69
  6. #406f6d
  7. #4d7270
  8. #5a7674
  9. #667978
  10. #737d7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #415856 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585859 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d505a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00615c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #445b59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b5659 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00605b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-005e59 {
  color: #005e59;
}
Background
.bg-005e59 {
  background-color: #005e59;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-005e59 {
  border: 2px solid #005e59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #005e59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 94 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 100% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-005e59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #005e59, #00345e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-005e59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 94 89 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 9.08 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 9.08 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.30 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.48 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 10.12 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 10.43 #008080 Teal ΔE 12.03 #ffa1a6 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#005e59  rgb(0, 94, 89)  hsl(177, 100%, 18%)  Dark Slate Gray
#5e0005  rgb(94, 0, 5)  hsl(357, 100%, 18%)  Rosewood
#59005e  rgb(89, 0, 94)  hsl(297, 100%, 18%)  Purple
#5e5900  rgb(94, 89, 0)  hsl(57, 100%, 18%)  Army Green