What color is #59807B?

#59807B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59807B?

The RGB value is 89, 128, 123: 89 red, 128 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59807B?

The complementary color is #80595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59807B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59807B color

#59807B rgb(89, 128, 123)

Shades of teal

The hex color #59807B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 50.2% green and 48.2% blue (89, 128, 123).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#59807B color codes

HEX	`#59807B`
RGB	`rgb(89, 128, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 50.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 4%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.68, -14.74, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.68, 14.84, 186.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.413, 18.991, 21.589)`
Decimal	`5865595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59807B, 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 #59807B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#59807B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #59807B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59807b; }
.text { color: #59807b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59807b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 128 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59807b, #597180); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #59807B?: #59807B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59807B?: The RGB value is 89, 128, 123: 89 red, 128 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59807B?: The complementary color is #80595E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59807B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.