What color is #59A5CE?

#59A5CE is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Cousteau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59A5CE?

The RGB value is 89, 165, 206: 89 red, 165 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59A5CE?

The complementary color is #CE8259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59A5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59A5CE color

#59A5CE rgb(89, 165, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #59A5CE is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 64.7% green and 80.8% blue (89, 165, 206).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 54% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cousteau (#55A9D6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#59A5CE color codes

HEX	`#59A5CE`
RGB	`rgb(89, 165, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 64.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 54%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 57%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 20%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.55, -11.73, -28.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.55, 30.41, 247.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.711, 33.488, 63.331)`
Decimal	`5875150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59A5CE, 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 #59A5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#59A5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #59A5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59a5ce; }
.text { color: #59a5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59a5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 165 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59a5ce, #596bce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #59A5CE?: #59A5CE is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Cousteau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59A5CE?: The RGB value is 89, 165, 206: 89 red, 165 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59A5CE?: The complementary color is #CE8259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59A5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.