#59AEB2#59AEB2
#59AEB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.082 H 199.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59AEB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 174, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 37%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 50%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 2.2%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.22, -24.54, -9.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.22, 26.49, 202.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.95% -0.0777 -0.0275) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.95% 0.082 199.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2885, 35.6079, 47.5458) |
| Luminance | 0.3561 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.09
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.78
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.73
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.55
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.56
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59AEB2 #B25D59
analogous
#59B28A #59AEB2 #5981B2
triadic
#59AEB2 #B259AE #AEB259
tetradic
#59AEB2 #8A59B2 #B25D59 #81B259
square
#59AEB2 #8A59B2 #B25D59 #81B259
split-complementary
#59AEB2 #B25981 #B28A59
monochromatic
#2E6063 #41898D #59AEB2 #83C2C5 #ADD7D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#59AEB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.12
#59AEB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59AEB2
8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59AEB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59AEB2 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.12 | 8.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A7B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959CB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1FB3AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59aeb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 174, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.082 199.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc6c9',
500: '#59aeb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59aeb2; $custom-light: #8fc6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59aeb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 174,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.697,
"s": 36.626,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6995,
"c": 0.08248,
"h": 199.5
},
"luminance": 0.3561
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59AEB2
secondary
#C7A2A0
accent
#605BCD
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1313
muted
#7E8282