Information about #059596 color

#059596 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #059596 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(5, 149, 150) — 2% red, 58.4% green, 58.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 97 / 1 / 0 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#059596 presents itself as a pure, full-strength water-like cyan — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Viridian Green (#009698). Slightly further away sit Aesthetic Teal (#0D9494) and Dolphins Aqua (#008E97).

The recipe behind #059596 is rgb(5, 149, 150), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #059596 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#059596 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#059596 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#059596 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#035959

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Black

#000000

#059596 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#2A9898

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#439393

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Grey

#808080

#059596 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#052194

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#05945B

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#059421

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#059596 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#940505
#940505

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#944D05
#944D05

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#94054D
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#05944D
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#940594
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#949405
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#050594
#050594

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#940505
#940505

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#949405
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#4C0594
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#940505
#940505

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#4D9405
#4D9405

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Nearest named colors to #059596

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Viridian Green color link
Viridian Green

#009698

Aesthetic Teal color link
Aesthetic Teal

#0D9494

Dolphins Aqua color link
Dolphins Aqua

#008E97

Origin color link
Origin

#009C8A

Seeker color link
Seeker

#0092A5

Eastern Blue color link
Eastern Blue

#00879F

Niagara color link
Niagara

#06A189

Persian Green color link
Persian Green

#00A693

Dark Cyan color link
Dark Cyan

#0A888A

Strong Arctic Blue color link
Strong Arctic Blue

#0093A8

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Strong Opal color link
Strong Opal

#00A893

#059596 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#059596
  • RGB5, 149, 150
  • CMYK97, 1, 0, 41
  • CSSrgb(5, 149, 150)
  • HSL180°, 94%, 30%
  • HSL Precise180.414°, 93.548%, 30.392%
  • HSV180°, 97%, 59%
  • HSB180°, 97%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.584, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.584, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.584, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID059596
  • DECIMAL ID365974
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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