What color is #59958B?

#59958B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59958B?

The RGB value is 89, 149, 139: 89 red, 149 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59958B?

The complementary color is #955963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59958B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59958B color

#59958B rgb(89, 149, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #59958B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 58.4% green and 54.5% blue (89, 149, 139).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 25% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#59958B color codes

HEX	`#59958B`
RGB	`rgb(89, 149, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 58.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 25%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 40%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 7%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.54, -21.96, -0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.54, 21.98, 182.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.526, 25.481, 28.311)`
Decimal	`5870987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59958B, 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 #59958B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#59958B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #59958B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59958b; }
.text { color: #59958b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59958b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 149 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59958b, #598195); }

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Questions

What color is #59958B?: #59958B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59958B?: The RGB value is 89, 149, 139: 89 red, 149 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59958B?: The complementary color is #955963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59958B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.