Palettes / Colors / #59C080

#59C080 — Muted Green

#59C080 is a green color we call Muted 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 #59C080 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.

#59C080 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 #C05998; it also sits naturally between #65C059 and #59C0B4. 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 50%

Cyan 54% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #59C080

.text { color: #59C080; }
.background { background-color: #59C080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #59C080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 192, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(143, 45%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #59C080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 192, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #59C080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 192, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#59C080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#59C080">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C05998:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #59C080: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #59C080

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 #59C080 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 #59C080 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 #59C080?

#59C080 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 89, 192, 128). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #59C080?

#59C080 is RGB 89, 192, 128 — HSL 143°, 45%, 55% — CMYK 54%, 0%, 33%, 25%.

What colors go with #59C080?

Its complement is #C05998; analogous partners are #65C059 and #59C0B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #59C080 for text?

Black text on #59C080 has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.