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#059C8A

#059c8a ≈ Persian Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#059c8a is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 61.18% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.54% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 172.85°, with 93.79% saturation and 31.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Green (#00a693), ΔE 3.12.

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Relative luminance0.2564

Complementary

  1. #059c8a
  2. #9c0517

Split complementary

  1. #059c8a
  2. #9c0562
  3. #9c3f05

Analogous

  1. #059c3f
  2. #059c8a
  3. #05629c

Triadic

  1. #059c8a
  2. #8a059c
  3. #9c8a05

Tetradic

  1. #059c8a
  2. #05179c
  3. #9c0517
  4. #9c8a05

Square

  1. #059c8a
  2. #3f059c
  3. #9c0517
  4. #629c05

Monochromatic

  1. #011411
  2. #035248
  3. #059c8a
  4. #07e6cc
  5. #41f9e3

Shades

#059c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #059c8a
  2. #058c7c
  3. #047d6e
  4. #046d61
  5. #035e53
  6. #034e45
  7. #023e37
  8. #022f29
  9. #011f1c
  10. #01100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#059c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #059c8a
  2. #1ea696
  3. #37b0a1
  4. #50baad
  5. #69c4b9
  6. #82cec5
  7. #9bd7d0
  8. #b4e1dc
  9. #cdebe8
  10. #e6f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#059c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #059c8a
  2. #119989
  3. #1e9688
  4. #2a9487
  5. #369186
  6. #438e85
  7. #4f8b84
  8. #5b8883
  9. #678682
  10. #748381
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e928a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #949289 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83858c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009f96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75968a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #688f8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009e92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-059c8a {
  color: #059c8a;
}
Background
.bg-059c8a {
  background-color: #059c8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-059c8a {
  border: 2px solid #059c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #059c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 156 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 173 94% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-059c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #059c8a, #05629c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-059c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 156 138 / 0.35);
}

#00a693 Persian Green ΔE 3.12 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 7.12 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 7.99 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 8.69 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.38 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.95 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 10.38 #fa6375 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Persian Green
#059c8a  rgb(5, 156, 138)  hsl(173, 94%, 32%)  Persian Green
#9c0517  rgb(156, 5, 23)  hsl(353, 94%, 32%)  Carmine
#8a059c  rgb(138, 5, 156)  hsl(293, 94%, 32%)  Dark Magenta
#9c8a05  rgb(156, 138, 5)  hsl(53, 94%, 32%)  Olive