Information about #59797B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#59797B falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(89, 121, 123) — 34.9% red, 47.5% green, 48.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 1 / 0 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted cyan, #59797B carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Grayish Turquoise (#5E7D7E). Slightly further away sit Half Smalt Blue (#5E7C80) and Breaker Bay (#517B78).

In RGB terms — rgb(89, 121, 123) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #59797B: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. No one has named #59797B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#59797B color variations

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

#59797B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#59797B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#59797B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#59797B 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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#59797B 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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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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #59797B

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

Grayish Turquoise color link
Grayish Turquoise

#5E7D7E

Half Smalt Blue color link
Half Smalt Blue

#5E7C80

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Blue Bayoux color link
Blue Bayoux

#62777E

Green Copper color link
Green Copper

#527F76

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Cutty Sark color link
Cutty Sark

#5C8173

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

#59797B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#59797B
  • RGB89, 121, 123
  • CMYK13, 1, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(89, 121, 123)
  • HSL184°, 16%, 42%
  • HSL Precise183.529°, 16.038%, 41.569%
  • HSV184°, 28%, 48%
  • HSB184°, 28%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.475, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.475, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.475, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID59797B
  • DECIMAL ID5863803
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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