#59ABB7#59ABB7
#59ABB7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.082 H 207.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59ABB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 171, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 39%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 51%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.4%, 6.6%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.49, -21.64, -13.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.49, 25.69, 212.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.42% -0.0722 -0.0382) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.42% 0.082 207.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2266, 34.6662, 50.0470) |
| Luminance | 0.3467 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.60
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.47
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.84
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.84
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.41
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59ABB7 #B76559
analogous
#59B794 #59ABB7 #597CB7
triadic
#59ABB7 #B759AB #ABB759
tetradic
#59ABB7 #9459B7 #B76559 #7CB759
square
#59ABB7 #9459B7 #B76559 #7CB759
split-complementary
#59ABB7 #B7597C #B79459
monochromatic
#2D6168 #408893 #59ABB7 #84C1CA #AED6DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#59ABB7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.93
#59ABB7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59ABB7
7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59ABB7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59ABB7 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.93 | 7.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA5B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909AB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#19B1AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59abb7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 171, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.082 207.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc4cc',
500: '#59abb7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59abb7; $custom-light: #8fc4cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59abb7",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 171,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.66,
"s": 39.496,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69415,
"c": 0.08171,
"h": 207.9
},
"luminance": 0.34669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59ABB7
secondary
#CAA7A2
accent
#6858CF
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182