What color is #59A994?

#59A994 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Water Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59A994?

The RGB value is 89, 169, 148: 89 red, 169 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59A994?

The complementary color is #A9596E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59A994?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59A994 color

#59A994 rgb(89, 169, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #59A994 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 66.3% green and 58% blue (89, 169, 148).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 32% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Water Park (#54AF9C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#59A994 color codes

HEX	`#59A994`
RGB	`rgb(89, 169, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 66.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 32%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 47%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 12%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.87, -29.76, 3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.87, 29.94, 173.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.651, 32.636, 33.064)`
Decimal	`5876116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59A994, 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 #59A994	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#59A994 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #59A994 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59a994; }
.text { color: #59a994; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59a994; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 169 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59a994, #5996a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #59A994?: #59A994 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Water Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59A994?: The RGB value is 89, 169, 148: 89 red, 169 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59A994?: The complementary color is #A9596E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59A994?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.