#059E8A Color

#059E8A is rgb(5, 158, 138) in RGB and hsl(172, 94%, 32%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#059E8A

HEX#059E8A

RGBrgb(5, 158, 138)

HSLhsl(172, 94%, 32%)

HSVhsv(172, 97%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.113 179.5)

CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 13%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #059E8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #059E8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#059E8A Complementary#9E0519 Analogous#059E3D Analogous#05669E Triadic#8A059E Triadic#9E8A05

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #059E8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#06CBB1 #0DF8D8 #39F9DF #6BFAE7 #97FCEE #C9FDF6

Shades

#048B79 #047767 #036356 #024F45 #023B34 #012822

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