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#59BFCF

#59bfcf ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#59bfcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57% cyan, 7.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 188.14°, with 55.14% saturation and 58.04% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 7.92.

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Relative luminance0.4389

Complementary

  1. #59bfcf
  2. #cf6959

Split complementary

  1. #59bfcf
  2. #cf5984
  3. #cfa459

Analogous

  1. #59cfa4
  2. #59bfcf
  3. #5984cf

Triadic

  1. #59bfcf
  2. #cf59bf
  3. #bfcf59

Tetradic

  1. #59bfcf
  2. #6959cf
  3. #cf6959
  4. #bfcf59

Square

  1. #59bfcf
  2. #a459cf
  3. #cf6959
  4. #84cf59

Monochromatic

  1. #20646f
  2. #319aaa
  3. #59bfcf
  4. #94d6e0
  5. #d0edf1

Shades

#59bfcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59bfcf
  2. #50acba
  3. #4799a6
  4. #3e8691
  5. #35737c
  6. #2d6068
  7. #244c53
  8. #1b393e
  9. #122629
  10. #091315
  11. #000000

Tints

#59bfcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59bfcf
  2. #6ac5d4
  3. #7accd9
  4. #8bd2dd
  5. #9bd9e2
  6. #acdfe7
  7. #bde5ec
  8. #cdecf1
  9. #def2f5
  10. #eef9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59bfcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59bfcf
  2. #5db9c7
  3. #61b2bf
  4. #65acb7
  5. #69a6af
  6. #6da0a8
  7. #7099a0
  8. #749398
  9. #788d90
  10. #7c8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96b7be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0b9d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eabcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95bbd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88b3cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2bc4c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59bfcf {
  color: #59bfcf;
}
Background
.bg-59bfcf {
  background-color: #59bfcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59bfcf {
  border: 2px solid #59bfcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59bfcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 191 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 55% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59bfcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59bfcf, #5984cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59bfcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 191 207 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.92 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.53 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.53 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.17 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.48 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.62 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.72 #a64030 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#59bfcf  rgb(89, 191, 207)  hsl(188, 55%, 58%)  Dark Turquoise
#cf6959  rgb(207, 105, 89)  hsl(8, 55%, 58%)  Terra Cotta
#cf59bf  rgb(207, 89, 191)  hsl(308, 55%, 58%)  Orchid
#bfcf59  rgb(191, 207, 89)  hsl(68, 55%, 58%)  June Bud