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#59BFBD

#59bfbd ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#59bfbd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 74.9% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.05% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 178.82°, with 44.35% saturation and 54.9% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 3.95.

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Relative luminance0.4306

Complementary

  1. #59bfbd
  2. #bf595b

Split complementary

  1. #59bfbd
  2. #bf598e
  3. #bf8a59

Analogous

  1. #59bf8a
  2. #59bfbd
  3. #598ebf

Triadic

  1. #59bfbd
  2. #bd59bf
  3. #bfbd59

Tetradic

  1. #59bfbd
  2. #595bbf
  3. #bf595b
  4. #bfbd59

Square

  1. #59bfbd
  2. #8a59bf
  3. #bf595b
  4. #8ebf59

Monochromatic

  1. #235c5b
  2. #399391
  3. #59bfbd
  4. #90d4d3
  5. #c7eae9

Shades

#59bfbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59bfbd
  2. #50acaa
  3. #479997
  4. #3e8684
  5. #357371
  6. #2d605f
  7. #244c4c
  8. #1b3939
  9. #122626
  10. #091313
  11. #000000

Tints

#59bfbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59bfbd
  2. #6ac5c4
  3. #7accca
  4. #8bd2d1
  5. #9bd9d7
  6. #acdfde
  7. #bde5e5
  8. #cdeceb
  9. #def2f2
  10. #eef9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59bfbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59bfbd
  2. #5db9b7
  3. #61b2b1
  4. #65acab
  5. #69a6a5
  6. #6da09f
  7. #709998
  8. #749392
  9. #788d8c
  10. #7c8686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94b6b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5b7bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4aabe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98babd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8cb3be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #36c2be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59bfbd {
  color: #59bfbd;
}
Background
.bg-59bfbd {
  background-color: #59bfbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59bfbd {
  border: 2px solid #59bfbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59bfbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 191 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 44% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59bfbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59bfbd, #598ebf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59bfbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 191 189 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.95 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.42 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.86 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.93 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.28 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.77 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 9.47 #a64042 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Verdigris
#59bfbd  rgb(89, 191, 189)  hsl(179, 44%, 55%)  Verdigris
#bf595b  rgb(191, 89, 91)  hsl(359, 44%, 55%)  Indian Red
#bd59bf  rgb(189, 89, 191)  hsl(299, 44%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#bfbd59  rgb(191, 189, 89)  hsl(59, 44%, 55%)  Dark Khaki