#39B9A1#39B9A1
#39B9A1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.116 H 177.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #39B9A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(57, 185, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 53%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 69%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.2%, 0%, 13%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.12, -40.26, 2.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.12, 40.31, 176.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.07% -0.1154 0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.07% 0.116 177.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4662, 38.1381, 39.7306) |
| Luminance | 0.3814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.96
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.88
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.03
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.46
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.86
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#39B9A1 #B93951
analogous
#39B961 #39B9A1 #3991B9
triadic
#39B9A1 #A139B9 #B9A139
tetradic
#39B9A1 #6139B9 #B93951 #91B939
square
#39B9A1 #6139B9 #B93951 #91B939
split-complementary
#39B9A1 #B93991 #B96139
monochromatic
#1C5B50 #2B8A78 #39B9A1 #61CEBA #90DDCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#39B9A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#39B9A1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #39B9A1
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##39B9A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##39B9A1 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2AEA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A1A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #39b9a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 185, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.116 177.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81cfbc',
500: '#39b9a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #39b9a1; $custom-light: #81cfbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#39b9a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 57,
"g": 185,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.75,
"s": 52.893,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71066,
"c": 0.11552,
"h": 177.5
},
"luminance": 0.38141
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#39B9A1
secondary
#C88693
accent
#4B67DC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281