What color is #559F90?

#559F90 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #559F90?

The RGB value is 85, 159, 144: 85 red, 159 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #559F90?

The complementary color is #9F5564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #559F90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#559F90 color

#559F90 rgb(85, 159, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #559F90 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 62.4% green and 56.5% blue (85, 159, 144).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 30% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#559F90 color codes

HEX	`#559F90`
RGB	`rgb(85, 159, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 62.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 30%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 47%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.55, -26.85, 0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.55, 26.85, 178.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.176, 28.739, 30.812)`
Decimal	`5611408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #559F90, 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 #559F90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#559F90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #559F90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #559f90; }
.text { color: #559f90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #559f90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 159 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #559f90, #55899f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #559F90?: #559F90 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #559F90?: The RGB value is 85, 159, 144: 85 red, 159 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #559F90?: The complementary color is #9F5564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #559F90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.