#59bdb3 Color Information

#59bdb3 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #59bdb3. In RGB, it consists of 34.9% Red, 74.1% Green, and 70.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 52.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 5.3% Yellow, and 25.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 174.0°, with saturation of 43.1% and lightness of 54.5%. The decimal value for #59bdb3 is 5881267, and its nearest "web safe" color is #66cccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #59bdb3 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#59bdb3 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color89, 189, 179 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color34.9%, 74.1%, 70.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.651, 0.259, 0.298 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.529, 0, 0.053, 0.259 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color174.0°, 43.1%, 54.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color174.0°, 52.9%, 74.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color30.454, 41.774, 49.106 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color89, 142, 189 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5881267 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color70.715, -31.628, -3.867 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)70.715, 31.864, 186.971 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color70.715, -42.653, -0.864 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color64.633, -29.000, 0.196 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.251, 0.344, 41.774 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4284071347 / 0xff59bdb3 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#66cccc Copy
Last Updated: November 21, 2024

Shades of #59bdb3

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #59bdb3, its pure hue is 174.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 43.1%, and its lightness is 54.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #59bdb3, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0b1816 to #4ea59d.

Tints of #59bdb3

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #59bdb3, its pure hue is 174.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 43.1%, and its lightness is 54.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #59bdb3, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #6ec5bd to #eaf7f6.

Tones of #59bdb3

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #59bdb3, its pure hue is 174.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 43.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #59bdb3, which range from #8b8b8b (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #17ffe8 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #59bdb3

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #59bdb3! For #59bdb3, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #59bdb3. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #59bdb3

This color, #59bdb3, consists of 34.9% Red, 74.1% Green, and 70.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 89, Green = 189, Blue = 179. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #59bdb3 is 52.9% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 5.3% Yellow, and 25.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R34.9%
C52.9%
G74.1%
M0.0%
B70.2%
Y5.3%
K25.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 89 189 179
Octal 131 275 263
Hexa #59 #bd #b3
Binary 01011001 10111101 10110011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 52 0 5 25
Octal 64 0 5 31
Hexa #34 #00 #05 #19
Binary 00110100 00000000 00000101 00011001

Analogous Colors of #59bdb3

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #59bdb3 — which has hue 174.0° — its analogous colors are located at 144.0° and 204.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #59bdb3.

Triadic Colors of #59bdb3

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #59bdb3 — which has hue 174.0° — its triadic colors are located at 54.0° and 294.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #59bdb3.

Complementary Color of #59bdb3

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #59bdb3 — which has hue 174.0° — its complementary color is located at 354.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #59bdb3.

Split Complementary Colors of #59bdb3

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #59bdb3 — which has hue 174.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 24.0° and 324.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #59bdb3.

Tetradic Colors of #59bdb3

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #59bdb3 — which has hue 174.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 84.0°, 174.0°, 264.0°, and 354.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #59bdb3.

Monochromatic Colors of #59bdb3

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #59bdb3, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #40625f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a0ebe3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #59bdb3

We want to make getting started with #59bdb3 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #59bdb3 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #59bdb3 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #59bdb3 with other HTML elements.

#59bdb3 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #59bdb3.
<span style="color: #59bdb3;">The color of this text is #59bdb3.</span>

#59bdb3 Background Color

The background color for this text is #59bdb3.
<div style="background-color: #59bdb3; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #59bdb3.</div>

#59bdb3 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #59bdb3.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #59bdb3;">This color for the shadow of this text is #59bdb3.</span>

#59bdb3 Border Color

This is a div with border color #59bdb3.
<div style="border: #59bdb3 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #59bdb3.</div>

#59bdb3 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #59bdb3 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #59bdb3; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #59bdb3 on a white background.</div></div>

#59bdb3 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #59bdb3 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #59bdb3; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #59bdb3 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #59bdb3 to White

This is a gradient from #59bdb3 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#59bdb3,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#59bdb3,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#59bdb3,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#59bdb3,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #59bdb3 to white.</div>

Gradient from #59bdb3 to Black

This is a gradient from #59bdb3 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#59bdb3,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#59bdb3,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#59bdb3,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#59bdb3,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #59bdb3 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #59bdb3

In addition to using #59bdb3 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #59bdb3 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #59bdb3, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 89, Green = 189, Blue = 179). If you need details about the color coordinates of #59bdb3 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #59bdb3
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(89, 189, 179)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #59bdb3; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #59bdb3; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #59bdb3; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(89, 189, 179);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#59bdb3")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:89, green:189, blue:179, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:89 green:189 blue:179 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(89f, 189f, 179f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(89, 189, 179);
 

#59bdb3 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #59bdb3 the same way. For those with color blindness, #59bdb3 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #59bdb3 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #59bdb3 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #59bdb3 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #59bdb3 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #59bdb3 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.2:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text