What color is #599090?

#599090 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #599090?

The RGB value is 89, 144, 144: 89 red, 144 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #599090?

The complementary color is #905959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #599090?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#599090 color

#599090 rgb(89, 144, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #599090 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 56.5% green and 56.5% blue (89, 144, 144).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#599090 color codes

HEX	`#599090`
RGB	`rgb(89, 144, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 56.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 38%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.17, -18.08, -5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.17, 18.97, 197.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.125, 24.083, 30.021)`
Decimal	`5869712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #599090, 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 #599090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#599090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #599090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #599090; }
.text { color: #599090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #599090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 144 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #599090, #597590); }

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Questions

What color is #599090?: #599090 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #599090?: The RGB value is 89, 144, 144: 89 red, 144 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #599090?: The complementary color is #905959, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #599090?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.