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#59EFFE

#59EFFE is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 34.9% red, 93.7% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 185°, with 99% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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1.38:1 Fail
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15.20:1 AAA
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This color as text on black

15.20:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #59EFFE as they’d see it.

Typical vision#59EFFE
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #59EFFE?

#59EFFE is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 34.9% red, 93.7% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 185°, with 99% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #59EFFE in RGB?

#59EFFE is rgb(89, 239, 254): 89 red, 239 green, and 254 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #59EFFE in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(65, 6, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #59EFFE?

PANTONE 319 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #59EFFE?

Its complement #FDD1CA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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