Palettes / Colors / #59BFB9

#59BFB9 — Muted Teal

#59BFB9 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #59BFB9 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.

#59BFB9 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity 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 #BF5A60; it also sits naturally between #5ABF86 and #5A93BF. 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 75% · Blue 73%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #59BFB9

.text { color: #59BFB9; }
.background { background-color: #59BFB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #59BFB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 191, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 44%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #59BFB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 191, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #59BFB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 191, 185, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#59BFB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#59BFB9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF5A60:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #59BFB9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #59BFB9

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 #59BFB9 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 #59BFB9 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 #59BFB9?

#59BFB9 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 89, 191, 185). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #59BFB9?

#59BFB9 is RGB 89, 191, 185 — HSL 176°, 44%, 55% — CMYK 53%, 0%, 3%, 25%.

What colors go with #59BFB9?

Its complement is #BF5A60; analogous partners are #5ABF86 and #5A93BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #59BFB9 for text?

Black text on #59BFB9 has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.