Palettes / Colors / #059669

#059669 — Vivid Teal

#059669 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the teal family.

#059669 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #940532; it also sits naturally between #05941F and #057A94. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 2% · Green 59% · Blue 41%

Cyan 97% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 41%

Previews

CSS code for #059669

.text { color: #059669; }
.background { background-color: #059669; }
.border { border: 3px solid #059669; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(5, 150, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(161, 94%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #059669; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(5, 150, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #059669; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(5, 150, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#059669">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#059669">Div content here</div>

Shades of #059669

Tints of #059669

Tones of #059669

Color harmonies

Complementary — #940532:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #059669: #000000.

How #059669 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #059669 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #059668  ·  #05966A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #059669?

#059669 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 5, 150, 105). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #059669?

#059669 is RGB 5, 150, 105 — HSL 161°, 94%, 30% — CMYK 97%, 0%, 30%, 41%.

What colors go with #059669?

Its complement is #940532; analogous partners are #05941F and #057A94. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #059669 for text?

Black text on #059669 has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.77:1.