All About Color #059E8A

#059E8A

About #059E8A

#059E8A is a dark cyan color with the hex code #059E8A. In RGB it is red 5, green 158, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 172°, saturation 94%, lightness 32%; in CMYK it is 97%, 0%, 13%, 38%. Its contrast ratio is 3.35:1 on white and 6.26:1 on black.

#059E8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet05, 9E, 8A
CMYK96.84%, 0.00%, 12.66%, 38.04%
RGB Decimal5, 158, 138
HSL172°, 94%, 32%
RGB Octal5, 236, 212
HSV (HSB)172.16°, 96.84%, 61.96%
RGB Binary101, 10011110, 10001010
CIE-L*AB58.34, -39.40, 0.63
RGB Percent1.96%, 61.96%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH58.34, 39.41, 179.08
XYZ16.88, 26.32, 28.24
CIE-L*UV58.34, -46.90, 6.75
xyY0.24, 0.37, 26.32
Hunter-Lab51.30, -31.06, 3.28
RYB1.96%, 34.06%, 61.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#059E8A on a dark background: contrast 6.26:1, passes WCAG AA.
#059E8A on a light background: contrast 3.35:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #059E8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#059E8A · #08F7D7 · #02453C · #9E0519 · #F70828

Analogous palette

#199E05 · #059E3D · #059E8A · #05669E · #05199E

Triadic palette

#059E8A · #8A059E · #9E8A05 · #08F7D7 · #D708F7

Tetradic palette

#059E8A · #3D059E · #9E0519 · #669E05 · #02453C

Monochromatic palette

#011916 · #035449 · #059E8A · #07E9CA · #43F9E1

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