#059988 Color

#059988 is rgb(5, 153, 136) in RGB and hsl(173, 94%, 31%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#059988

HEX#059988

RGBrgb(5, 153, 136)

HSLhsl(173, 94%, 31%)

HSVhsv(173, 97%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(61.3% 0.11 181.3)

CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 11%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #059988 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #059988 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#059988 Complementary#990516 Analogous#05993E Analogous#056099 Triadic#880599 Triadic#998805

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #059988, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#06CBB4 #08F7DB #39F9E3 #66FAE9 #97FCF0 #C4FDF6

Shades

#048676 #047265 #035E53 #024F46 #023B35 #012823

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