What color is #59AA7C?

#59AA7C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59AA7C?

The RGB value is 89, 170, 124: 89 red, 170 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59AA7C?

The complementary color is #AA5987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59AA7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59AA7C color

#59AA7C rgb(89, 170, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #59AA7C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 66.7% green and 48.6% blue (89, 170, 124).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 32% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Jubilant Jade (#44AA77), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#59AA7C color codes

HEX	`#59AA7C`
RGB	`rgb(89, 170, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 66.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 32%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 48%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 27%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.61, -35.55, 16.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.61, 39.08, 155.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.131, 32.327, 24.138)`
Decimal	`5876348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59AA7C, 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 #59AA7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#59AA7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #59AA7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59aa7c; }
.text { color: #59aa7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59aa7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 170 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59aa7c, #59aaa4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #59AA7C?: #59AA7C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59AA7C?: The RGB value is 89, 170, 124: 89 red, 170 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59AA7C?: The complementary color is #AA5987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59AA7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.