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#059592

#059592 ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#059592 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 58.43% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.01% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 178.75°, with 93.51% saturation and 30.2% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#009999
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Relative luminance0.236

Complementary

  1. #059592
  2. #950508

Split complementary

  1. #059592
  2. #950550
  3. #954a05

Analogous

  1. #05954a
  2. #059592
  3. #055095

Triadic

  1. #059592
  2. #920595
  3. #959205

Tetradic

  1. #059592
  2. #050895
  3. #950508
  4. #959205

Square

  1. #059592
  2. #4a0595
  3. #950508
  4. #509505

Monochromatic

  1. #011413
  2. #034b49
  3. #059592
  4. #07dfdb
  5. #3bf8f4

Shades

#059592 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #059592
  2. #058683
  3. #047775
  4. #046866
  5. #035958
  6. #034b49
  7. #023c3a
  8. #022d2c
  9. #011e1d
  10. #010f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#059592 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #059592
  2. #1ea09d
  3. #37aaa8
  4. #50b5b3
  5. #69bfbe
  6. #82cac9
  7. #9bd5d3
  8. #b4dfde
  9. #cdeae9
  10. #e6f4f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#059592 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #059592
  2. #119390
  3. #1e918e
  4. #2a8f8d
  5. #368d8b
  6. #438b89
  7. #4f8887
  8. #5b8685
  9. #678484
  10. #748282
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #698c8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8d92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a8093 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009a94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e9092 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #608993 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009893 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-059592 {
  color: #059592;
}
Background
.bg-059592 {
  background-color: #059592;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-059592 {
  border: 2px solid #059592;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #059592;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 149 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 94% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-059592 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #059592, #055095);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-059592 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 149 146 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 3.63 #008080 Teal ΔE 7.60 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.71 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.13 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.08 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.70 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.70 #fa6a6d Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#059592  rgb(5, 149, 146)  hsl(179, 94%, 30%)  Dark Cyan
#950508  rgb(149, 5, 8)  hsl(359, 94%, 30%)  Sangria
#920595  rgb(146, 5, 149)  hsl(299, 94%, 30%)  Dark Magenta
#959205  rgb(149, 146, 5)  hsl(59, 94%, 30%)  Olive