#059391 Hex Color
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With its medium-dark value and restrained cyan saturation, #059391 feels cool, focused, and refreshing, with a subtle green undertone. The hex code for this color is #059391, making it a useful supporting tone for technology, communication, and children’s products. Black text remains readable on it, while warm cream softens its sharper edge in branding and interface designs.
Questions about #059391
What is #059391 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #059391 is rgb(5, 147, 145), in HSL hsl(179, 93%, 30%) and in CMYK 97%, 0%, 1%, 42%.
What colors pair well with #059391?
#059391 pairs well with warm cream for softness, charcoal for grounded contrast, and muted coral for a livelier complementary accent, balancing its cool cyan-green character without making the palette feel overly bright.
Is #059391 a warm or cool color?
#059391 reads as a cool teal because its blue and green components outweigh its very small red component, while its medium-dark value keeps the shade focused rather than airy. It suits technology, communication, and children’s product interfaces.
Does black or white text work better on #059391?
Black text offers the stronger contrast on #059391, at roughly 5.6:1, which meets WCAG AA for normal text; white text is weaker at about 3.8:1 and is better reserved for larger type.
Is #059391 readable on white or black?
#059391 has a 3.75:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.58:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.