What color is #59BCB9?

#59BCB9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Verdigris. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #59BCB9?

The RGB value is 89, 188, 185: 89 red, 188 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #59BCB9?

The complementary color is #BC595C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #59BCB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#59BCB9 color

#59BCB9 rgb(89, 188, 185)

Shades of teal

The hex color #59BCB9 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 73.7% green and 72.5% blue (89, 188, 185).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 42% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Verdigris (#43B3AE), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#59BCB9 color codes

HEX	`#59BCB9`
RGB	`rgb(89, 188, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 73.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 42%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 53%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.59, -29.58, -7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.59, 30.48, 193.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.856, 41.59, 52.291)`
Decimal	`5881017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #59BCB9, 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 #59BCB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#59BCB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #59BCB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #59bcb9; }
.text { color: #59bcb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #59bcb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 188 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #59bcb9, #598dbc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #59BCB9?: #59BCB9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Verdigris. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #59BCB9?: The RGB value is 89, 188, 185: 89 red, 188 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #59BCB9?: The complementary color is #BC595C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #59BCB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.