What color is #59AFA7?

#59AFA7 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59AFA7?

The RGB value is 89, 175, 167: 89 red, 175 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59AFA7?

The complementary color is #AF5961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59AFA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59AFA7 color

#59AFA7 rgb(89, 175, 167)

Shades of teal

The hex color #59AFA7 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 68.6% green and 65.5% blue (89, 175, 167).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 35% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Paradise Island (#5AA7A0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#59AFA7 color codes

HEX	`#59AFA7`
RGB	`rgb(89, 175, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 68.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 35%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 49%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.19, -27.95, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.19, 28.22, 187.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.422, 35.572, 42.025)`
Decimal	`5877671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59AFA7, 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 #59AFA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#59AFA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #59AFA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59afa7; }
.text { color: #59afa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59afa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 175 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59afa7, #598caf); }

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Questions

What color is #59AFA7?: #59AFA7 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59AFA7?: The RGB value is 89, 175, 167: 89 red, 175 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59AFA7?: The complementary color is #AF5961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59AFA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.