What color is #59A397?

#59A397 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59A397?

The RGB value is 89, 163, 151: 89 red, 163 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59A397?

The complementary color is #A35965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59A397?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59A397 color

#59A397 rgb(89, 163, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #59A397 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 63.9% green and 59.2% blue (89, 163, 151).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 29% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#59A397 color codes

HEX	`#59A397`
RGB	`rgb(89, 163, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 63.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 29%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 45%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.13, -26.08, -0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.13, 26.09, 182.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.801, 30.551, 33.968)`
Decimal	`5874583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59A397, 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 #59A397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#59A397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #59A397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59a397; }
.text { color: #59a397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59a397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 163 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59a397, #598aa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #59A397?: #59A397 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59A397?: The RGB value is 89, 163, 151: 89 red, 163 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59A397?: The complementary color is #A35965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59A397?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.