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#59B9CC High Dive

#59B9CC is a light, moderately saturated turquoise named High Dive. In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 72.5% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(89, 185, 204)). Its HSL value is 190° hue, 53% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 56% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #59B9CC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.24:1.

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Variations of #59B9CC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#59B9CC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#59B9CC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #59B9CC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #99A6CC
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAB3CD
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #99B4CD
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #99A6CC
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8AADCC
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00C1BF
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #41BCC6
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ACACAC
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9CAFB5

#59B9CC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.27:1 Very poor#59B9CC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.24:1 Very good#59B9CC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#59B9CC in CSS

/* High Dive */
.color { color: #59B9CC; }
.background { background-color: #59B9CC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #59B9CC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(89 185 204);
color: hsl(190 53% 57%);
color: oklch(0.735 0.094 212.4);

#59B9CC FAQ

What color is #59B9CC?

#59B9CC is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is High Dive. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #59B9CC?

#59B9CC is rgb(89, 185, 204) in RGB, hsl(190, 53%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(56%, 9%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #59B9CC?

The complementary color of #59B9CC is #CC6C59, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #59B9CC?

Black text has the best contrast on #59B9CC: 9.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #59B9CC a warm or cool color?

#59B9CC is a cool color.