Palettes / Colors / #59A67D

#59A67D — Dusty Green

#59A67D is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #59A67D when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#59A67D is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A65982; it also sits naturally between #5CA659 and #59A6A3. 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 35% · Green 65% · Blue 49%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 35%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #59A67D

.text { color: #59A67D; }
.background { background-color: #59A67D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #59A67D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 166, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(148, 30%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #59A67D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 166, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #59A67D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 166, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#59A67D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#59A67D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A65982:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #59A67D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #59A67D

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #59A67D 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #59A67D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #59A67D?

#59A67D is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 89, 166, 125). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #59A67D?

#59A67D is RGB 89, 166, 125 — HSL 148°, 30%, 50% — CMYK 46%, 0%, 25%, 35%.

What colors go with #59A67D?

Its complement is #A65982; analogous partners are #5CA659 and #59A6A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #59A67D for text?

Black text on #59A67D has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.93:1.