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#259079 color: Illuminating Emerald

#259079 is rgb(37, 144, 121) in RGB and oklch(58.844% 0.1006 174.719) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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167°
100%

58.8%
0.101
175°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.93:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.34:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #259079

#259079 is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 175°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.93:1 contrast and black text 5.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Illuminating Emerald (#319177). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #259079 mixed with white

  1. 259079
  2. 449b86
  3. 5ca692
  4. 72b19f
  5. 86bcac
  6. 9bc7ba
  7. afd2c7
  8. c3ddd5
  9. d7e8e3
  10. ebf4f1

Darker: #259079 mixed with black

  1. 259079
  2. 1f7d68
  3. 196a58
  4. 135748
  5. 0d4539
  6. 08342b
  7. 04241d
  8. 021510
  9. 000705
  10. 000101

Calmer: #259079 with less saturation

  1. 259079
  2. 358e79
  3. 428c7a
  4. 4c8b7a
  5. 55897a
  6. 5d877b
  7. 64857b
  8. 6b837c
  9. 71817c
  10. 777f7c

Questions about #259079

What color is #259079?

#259079 is bright teal. The closest named color is Illuminating Emerald. In RGB it is rgb(37, 144, 121), in HSL hsl(167.1, 59.12%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.844% 0.1006 174.719).

What colors go well with #259079?

The complementary color of #259079 is #ab6280. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #558c56 and #008e99. The triadic partners are #8170b2 and #ab6b3f.

Is white or black text more readable on #259079?

White text reads better on #259079: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and black gives 5.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #259079 a warm or cool color?

#259079 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 175 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.101.