#059E8C Color

#059E8C is rgb(5, 158, 140) in RGB and hsl(173, 94%, 32%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#059E8C

HEX#059E8C

RGBrgb(5, 158, 140)

HSLhsl(173, 94%, 32%)

HSVhsv(173, 97%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.112 180.9)

CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 11%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #059E8C 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 text6.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #059E8C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#059E8C Complementary#9E0517 Analogous#059E40 Analogous#05639E Triadic#8C059E Triadic#9E8C05

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #059E8C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#06CBB4 #0DF8DC #39F9E3 #6BFAEA #97FCF0 #C9FDF7

Shades

#048B7B #047769 #036358 #024F46 #023B35 #012823

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