#059669 color
The swatch above shows #059669 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#059669 is a dark, vivid cyan, closest to the CSS named color darkcyan (#008B8B).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: emerald-600. That means you can write bg-emerald-600 or text-emerald-600 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #059669 |
| RGB | rgb(5, 150, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 94%, 30%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(97%, 0%, 30%, 41%) |
| Decimal | 366185 |
| CSS | color: #059669; |
| Android | 0xFF059669 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.588, blue: 0.412, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #059669 | 3.77:1 — AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail |
| Black text on #059669 | 5.57:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #059669
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #059669 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #059669
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #059669 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #059669; background-color: #059669; }
.element { color: rgb(5 150 105); }
.element { color: hsl(161 94% 30%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-emerald-600 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #059669;Frequently asked questions
What color is #059669?
#059669 is a dark, vivid cyan. Its hue sits at 161° on the color wheel, with 94% saturation and 30% lightness.
What is #059669 in RGB?
#059669 converts to rgb(5, 150, 105) — 5 red, 150 green and 105 blue.
What is #059669 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 30%, 41%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #059669 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (5.57:1 versus 3.77:1).
What is the complementary color of #059669?
#940532 — the hue directly opposite #059669 on the color wheel.