#59A4B0#59A4B0
#59A4B0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.076 H 208.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59A4B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 164, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 36%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 49%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.4%, 6.8%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.18, -19.97, -13.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.18, 24.06, 213.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.49% -0.067 -0.037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.49% 0.077 208.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2287, 31.8072, 45.8758) |
| Luminance | 0.3181 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.32
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.88
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.99
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.70
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59A4B0 #B06559
analogous
#59B091 #59A4B0 #5979B0
triadic
#59A4B0 #B059A4 #A4B059
tetradic
#59A4B0 #9159B0 #B06559 #79B059
square
#59A4B0 #9159B0 #B06559 #79B059
split-complementary
#59A4B0 #B05979 #B09159
monochromatic
#2E5A61 #42808A #59A4B0 #82BBC4 #ACD1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#59A4B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.36
#59A4B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59A4B0
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59A4B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59A4B0 | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.36 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999FB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B94B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#26AAA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59a4b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 164, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.076 208.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ebfc7',
500: '#59a4b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59a4b0; $custom-light: #8ebfc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59a4b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 164,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.276,
"s": 35.51,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67491,
"c": 0.0765,
"h": 208.9
},
"luminance": 0.31809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59A4B0
secondary
#C5A59F
accent
#6C5CCC
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F1F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182