What color is #59A2A8?

#59A2A8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59A2A8?

The RGB value is 89, 162, 168: 89 red, 162 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59A2A8?

The complementary color is #A85F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59A2A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59A2A8 color

#59A2A8 rgb(89, 162, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #59A2A8 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 63.5% green and 65.9% blue (89, 162, 168).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 31% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Atlas Cedar (#5CA0A7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#59A2A8 color codes

HEX	`#59A2A8`
RGB	`rgb(89, 162, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 63.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 31%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 47%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 4%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.33, -21.14, -10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.33, 23.47, 205.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.105, 30.79, 41.711)`
Decimal	`5874344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59A2A8, 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 #59A2A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#59A2A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	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 #59A2A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59a2a8; }
.text { color: #59a2a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59a2a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 162 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59a2a8, #597aa8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #59A2A8?: #59A2A8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59A2A8?: The RGB value is 89, 162, 168: 89 red, 162 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59A2A8?: The complementary color is #A85F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59A2A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.