#59ABBC#59ABBC
#59ABBC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.084 H 212.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59ABBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 171, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 42%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 53%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.7%, 9%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.65, -20.23, -16.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.65, 26.03, 219.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.6% -0.0702 -0.0453) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.6% 0.084 212.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7563, 34.8780, 52.8366) |
| Luminance | 0.3488 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.81
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.85
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.59
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.59
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.27
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59ABBC #BC6A59
analogous
#59BC9C #59ABBC #597ABC
triadic
#59ABBC #BC59AB #ABBC59
tetradic
#59ABBC #9C59BC #BC6A59 #7ABC59
square
#59ABBC #9C59BC #BC6A59 #7ABC59
split-complementary
#59ABBC #BC597A #BC9C59
monochromatic
#2C636E #3E8A9A #59ABBC #85C1CE #B0D7DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#59ABBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#59ABBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59ABBC
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59ABBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59ABBC | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA6BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9BBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0EB2B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59abbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 171, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.084 212.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc4d0',
500: '#59abbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59abbc; $custom-light: #8fc4d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59abbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 171,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.303,
"s": 42.489,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69603,
"c": 0.08352,
"h": 212.8
},
"luminance": 0.34881
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59ABBC
secondary
#CDABA3
accent
#6B56D2
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182