#59ACBD#59ACBD
#59ACBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.084 H 212.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59ACBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 172, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 53%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.9%, 9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.98, -20.46, -16.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.98, 26.25, 218.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.88% -0.0709 -0.0454) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.88% 0.084 212.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0541, 35.3005, 53.4695) |
| Luminance | 0.3530 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.67
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.00
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.76
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.72
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.07
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59ACBD #BD6A59
analogous
#59BD9C #59ACBD #597ABD
triadic
#59ACBD #BD59AC #ACBD59
tetradic
#59ACBD #9C59BD #BD6A59 #7ABD59
square
#59ACBD #9C59BD #BD6A59 #7ABD59
split-complementary
#59ACBD #BD597A #BD9C59
monochromatic
#2C646F #3E8B9B #59ACBD #85C2CE #B1D8E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#59ACBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#59ACBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59ACBD
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59ACBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59ACBD | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA7BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9BBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#09B3B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59acbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 172, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.084 212.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c5d0',
500: '#59acbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59acbd; $custom-light: #90c5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59acbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 172,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.2,
"s": 43.103,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69877,
"c": 0.08422,
"h": 212.7
},
"luminance": 0.35303
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59ACBD
secondary
#CEABA4
accent
#6A55D3
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182