#59ABC9#59ABC9
#59ABC9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.091 H 224.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59ABC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 171, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 56%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 14.9%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.11, -16.45, -22.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.11, 28.20, 234.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.12% -0.0651 -0.0636) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.12% 0.091 224.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2213, 35.4640, 60.5523) |
| Luminance | 0.3547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.98
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.67
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.47
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.98
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.77
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59ABC9 #C97759
analogous
#59C9AF #59ABC9 #5973C9
triadic
#59ABC9 #C959AB #ABC959
tetradic
#59ABC9 #AF59C9 #C97759 #73C959
square
#59ABC9 #AF59C9 #C97759 #73C959
split-complementary
#59ABC9 #C95973 #C9AF59
monochromatic
#29687E #388DAD #59ABC9 #87C2D8 #B5DAE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#59ABC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#59ABC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59ABC9
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59ABC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59ABC9 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA8CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9BC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59abc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 171, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.091 224.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91c4d9',
500: '#59abc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59abc9; $custom-light: #91c4d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59abc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 171,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.071,
"s": 50.909,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70117,
"c": 0.09103,
"h": 224.4
},
"luminance": 0.35467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59ABC9
secondary
#D6B4A8
accent
#734DDA
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F8FA
border
#CCD1D3
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8183