What color is #559391?

#559391 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #559391?

The RGB value is 85, 147, 145: 85 red, 147 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #559391?

The complementary color is #935557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #559391?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#559391 color

#559391 rgb(85, 147, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #559391 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 57.6% green and 56.9% blue (85, 147, 145).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 27% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#559391 color codes

HEX	`#559391`
RGB	`rgb(85, 147, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 57.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 27%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 42%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.92, -20.49, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.92, 21.14, 194.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.289, 24.842, 30.561)`
Decimal	`5608337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #559391, 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 #559391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#559391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	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 #559391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #559391; }
.text { color: #559391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #559391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 147 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #559391, #557693); }

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Questions

What color is #559391?: #559391 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #559391?: The RGB value is 85, 147, 145: 85 red, 147 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #559391?: The complementary color is #935557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #559391?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.