#59ABB3#59ABB3
#59ABB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.081 H 203.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59ABB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 171, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 37%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 50%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.3%, 4.5%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.36, -22.75, -11.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.36, 25.64, 207.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.27% -0.0739 -0.0326) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.27% 0.081 203.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8162, 34.5020, 47.8855) |
| Luminance | 0.3450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.64
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.06
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.38
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.14
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.99
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 10.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59ABB3 #B36159
analogous
#59B38E #59ABB3 #597EB3
triadic
#59ABB3 #B359AB #ABB359
tetradic
#59ABB3 #8E59B3 #B36159 #7EB359
square
#59ABB3 #8E59B3 #B36159 #7EB359
split-complementary
#59ABB3 #B3597E #B38E59
monochromatic
#2E5F64 #41878E #59ABB3 #83C0C6 #ADD5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#59ABB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#59ABB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59ABB3
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59ABB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59ABB3 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A5B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919AB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1FB1AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59abb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 171, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.081 203.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc4c9',
500: '#59abb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59abb3; $custom-light: #8fc4c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59abb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 171,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.333,
"s": 37.19,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69269,
"c": 0.08074,
"h": 203.8
},
"luminance": 0.34504
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59ABB3
secondary
#C7A4A0
accent
#655BCD
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182