What color is #59A4C1?

#59A4C1 is a desaturated azure known as Surgical. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Surgical?

The RGB value is 89, 164, 193: 89 red, 164 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Surgical?

The complementary color is #C17659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59A4C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Surgical color: hex code #59A4C1

#59A4C1 rgb(89, 164, 193)

Shades of blue

Surgical has the hex code #59A4C1. It is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 64.3% green and 75.7% blue (89, 164, 193).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 46% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

Surgical (#59A4C1) color codes

HEX	`#59A4C1`
RGB	`rgb(89, 164, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 64.3%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 46%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 54%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 15%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.77, -15.09, -22.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.77, 26.7, 235.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.017, 32.523, 55.295)`
Decimal	`5874881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Surgical, 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 #59A4C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#59A4C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #59A4C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59a4c1; }
.text { color: #59a4c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59a4c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 164 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59a4c1, #5970c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

See #59A4C1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #59A4C1?: #59A4C1 is a desaturated azure known as Surgical. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Surgical?: The RGB value is 89, 164, 193: 89 red, 164 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Surgical?: The complementary color is #C17659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59A4C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.