#39C5B5#39C5B5
#39C5B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.119 H 183.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #39C5B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(57, 197, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.1%, 0%, 8.1%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.32, -40.29, -2.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.32, 40.38, 183.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.66% -0.1184 -0.0079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.66% 0.119 183.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9901, 44.1350, 50.6454) |
| Luminance | 0.4414 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.64
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.02
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.21
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.17
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.77
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#39C5B5 #C53949
analogous
#39C56F #39C5B5 #398FC5
triadic
#39C5B5 #B539C5 #C5B539
tetradic
#39C5B5 #6F39C5 #C53949 #8FC539
square
#39C5B5 #6F39C5 #C53949 #8FC539
split-complementary
#39C5B5 #C5398F #C56F39
monochromatic
#1E665E #2B9689 #39C5B5 #68D3C7 #97E1D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#39C5B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.83
#39C5B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #39C5B5
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##39C5B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##39C5B5 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.83 | 9.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBBAB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8ABB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #39c5b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 197, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.119 183.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d7cb',
500: '#39c5b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #39c5b5; $custom-light: #84d7cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#39c5b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 57,
"g": 197,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.143,
"s": 55.118,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74664,
"c": 0.11864,
"h": 183.8
},
"luminance": 0.44139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#39C5B5
secondary
#CD8D94
accent
#495ADE
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382