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#059986 color: Plumage

#059986 is rgb(5, 153, 134) in RGB and oklch(61.219% 0.11046 179.77) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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172°
100%

61.2%
0.110
180°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Jade
  • teal-600
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.55:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
5.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #059986

#059986 is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 61.2% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 180°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.55:1 contrast and black text 5.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Plumage (#00998c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #059986 mixed with white

  1. 059986
  2. 3aa391
  3. 56ad9d
  4. 6eb8a9
  5. 84c2b5
  6. 99ccc1
  7. aed6cd
  8. c2e0d9
  9. d7ebe6
  10. ebf5f2

Darker: #059986 mixed with black

  1. 059986
  2. 048474
  3. 037062
  4. 025d51
  5. 014a40
  6. 013830
  7. 002721
  8. 001713
  9. 000806
  10. 000101

Calmer: #059986 with less saturation

  1. 059986
  2. 2a9786
  3. 3c9586
  4. 499385
  5. 549185
  6. 5e8f85
  7. 678d85
  8. 6f8b84
  9. 768884
  10. 7d8684

Questions about #059986

What color is #059986?

#059986 is bright teal. The closest named color is Plumage. In RGB it is rgb(5, 153, 134), in HSL hsl(172.3, 93.67%, 30.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.219% 0.11046 179.77).

What colors go well with #059986?

The complementary color of #059986 is #b96681. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4e965f and #0095a8. The triadic partners are #8e74bc and #b47239.

Is white or black text more readable on #059986?

White text reads better on #059986: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and black gives 5.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #059986 a warm or cool color?

#059986 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 180 degrees, its lightness 61.2% and its chroma 0.11.