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#59E8BB Color

#59E8BB is rgb(89, 232, 187) in RGB, hsl(161, 76%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 19%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spearmint (#4FE7B0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#59E8BB
HEX#59E8BB
RGBrgb(89, 232, 187)
HSLhsl(161, 76%, 63%)
HSVhsv(161, 62%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 19%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(84.2% 0.139 168.8)
LABlab(83.49% -48.18 10.01)
LCHlch(83.49% 49.21 168.26)

What #59E8BB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #59E8BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 5.68Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 6.18Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 9.06Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 12.07Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 13.28Olo#01FFCDΔE 14.09

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#59E8BB Channel Values

How #59E8BB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 89 · G 232 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 76% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 62% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #59E8BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #59E8BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #59E8BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #59E8BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#59E8BB
Complementary
#E85986
Analogous
#59E873
Analogous
#59CEE8
Triadic
#BB59E8
Triadic
#E8BB59
Split comp.
#E859CE
Split comp.
#E87359

Tints & Shades of #59E8BB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6FEBC4
#86EECD
#9CF2D7
#B3F5E0
#C9F8E9
#E0FBF2

Shades

#35E3AC
#1CCE96
#17AB7C
#12825F
#0D5E44
#073627

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #59E8BB.

How #59E8BB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#59E8BB
Protanopia#D8D8BC
Protanomaly#B3DFBB
Deuteranopia#C7C7BE
Deuteranomaly#A6D5BD
Tritanopia#68E3E3
Tritanomaly#63E5D4
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #59E8BB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-59e8bb: #59E8BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #59E8BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-59e8bb': '#59E8BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.349, green: 0.910, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_59e8bb">#59E8BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#59E8BB"

More Green Colors

#59E8BB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#59E8BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #59E8BB?

#59E8BB is a light green — rgb(89, 232, 187) in RGB and hsl(161, 76%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spearmint (#4FE7B0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #59E8BB?

#59E8BB is rgb(89, 232, 187) — red 89, green 232, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #59E8BB?

#59E8BB converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 19%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #59E8BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #59E8BB scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #59E8BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #59E8BB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 9.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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