What color is #599F98?

#599F98 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #599F98?

The RGB value is 89, 159, 152: 89 red, 159 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #599F98?

The complementary color is #9F5960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #599F98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#599F98 color

#599F98 rgb(89, 159, 152)

Shades of teal

The hex color #599F98 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 62.4% green and 59.6% blue (89, 159, 152).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 28% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#599F98 color codes

HEX	`#599F98`
RGB	`rgb(89, 159, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 62.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 28%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 44%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.94, -23.81, -3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.94, 24.03, 187.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.183, 29.185, 34.164)`
Decimal	`5873560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #599F98, 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 #599F98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#599F98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #599F98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #599f98; }
.text { color: #599f98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #599f98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 159 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #599f98, #59839f); }

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Questions

What color is #599F98?: #599F98 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #599F98?: The RGB value is 89, 159, 152: 89 red, 159 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #599F98?: The complementary color is #9F5960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #599F98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.