#59979C#59979C

#59979C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.065 H 202.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59979C
RGB	rgb(89, 151, 156)
HSL	hsl(184, 27%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(184, 43%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.9%, 3.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.65, -18.63, -8.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.65, 20.65, 205.55°)
OKLab	oklab(63.65% -0.0597 -0.0245)
OKLCH	oklch(63.65% 0.065 202.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1849, 26.6558, 35.4748)
Luminance	0.2666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59979C #9C5E59

analogous

#599C7F #59979C #59759C

triadic

#59979C #9C5997 #979C59

tetradic

#59979C #7F599C #9C5E59 #759C59

square

#59979C #7F599C #9C5E59 #759C59

split-complementary

#59979C #9C5975 #9C7F59

monochromatic

#2D4C4E #437175 #59979C #7DB1B5 #A4C8CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.32

#59979C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.33

#59979C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #59979C

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59979C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##59979C	1.00	3.32	6.33	6.33
#FFFFFF	3.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F929C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83899C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A9B98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59979c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 151, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.065 202.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cb5b9',
    500: '#59979c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59979c;
$custom-light: #8cb5b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59979c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.478,
    "s": 27.347,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63649,
    "c": 0.0645,
    "h": 202.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.26657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59979C

secondary

#B99A98

accent

#6B64C4

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#F0F6F6

border

#CBD0D0

text

#0C1111

muted

#7D8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #59979C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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