What color is #59B9CC?

#59B9CC is a moderate cyan known as High Dive. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of High Dive?

The RGB value is 89, 185, 204: 89 red, 185 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of High Dive?

The complementary color is #CC6C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59B9CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

High Dive color: hex code #59B9CC

#59B9CC rgb(89, 185, 204)

Shades of teal

High Dive has the hex code #59B9CC. It is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 72.5% green and 80% blue (89, 185, 204).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 53% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

High Dive (#59B9CC) color codes

HEX	`#59B9CC`
RGB	`rgb(89, 185, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 72.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 53%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 56%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 9%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.3, -22.84, -18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.3, 29.19, 218.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.363, 41.178, 63.358)`
Decimal	`5880268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with High Dive, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #59B9CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#59B9CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #59B9CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59b9cc; }
.text { color: #59b9cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59b9cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 185 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59b9cc, #5980cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

See #59B9CC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #59B9CC?: #59B9CC is a moderate cyan known as High Dive. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of High Dive?: The RGB value is 89, 185, 204: 89 red, 185 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of High Dive?: The complementary color is #CC6C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59B9CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.