What color is #559B96?

#559B96 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #559B96?

The RGB value is 85, 155, 150: 85 red, 155 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #559B96?

The complementary color is #9B555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #559B96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#559B96 color

#559B96 rgb(85, 155, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #559B96 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 60.8% green and 58.8% blue (85, 155, 150).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 29% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#559B96 color codes

HEX	`#559B96`
RGB	`rgb(85, 155, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 60.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 29%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 45%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.5, -23.31, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.5, 23.7, 190.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.971, 27.574, 33.066)`
Decimal	`5610390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #559B96, 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 #559B96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#559B96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #559B96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #559b96; }
.text { color: #559b96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #559b96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 155 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #559b96, #557d9b); }

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Questions

What color is #559B96?: #559B96 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #559B96?: The RGB value is 85, 155, 150: 85 red, 155 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #559B96?: The complementary color is #9B555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #559B96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.