#59AEB3#59AEB3
#59AEB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.083 H 200.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59AEB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 174, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 37%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 50%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.3%, 2.8%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.25, -24.27, -10.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.25, 26.44, 203.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.99% -0.0773 -0.0289) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.99% 0.083 200.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3893, 35.6482, 48.0765) |
| Luminance | 0.3565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.13
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.50
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.07
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.81
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.88
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59AEB3 #B35E59
analogous
#59B38B #59AEB3 #5981B3
triadic
#59AEB3 #B359AE #AEB359
tetradic
#59AEB3 #8B59B3 #B35E59 #81B359
square
#59AEB3 #8B59B3 #B35E59 #81B359
split-complementary
#59AEB3 #B35981 #B38B59
monochromatic
#2E6164 #418A8E #59AEB3 #83C2C6 #ADD7D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#59AEB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#59AEB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59AEB3
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59AEB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59AEB3 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A7B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949CB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1DB3AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59aeb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 174, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.083 200.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc6c9',
500: '#59aeb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59aeb3; $custom-light: #8fc6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59aeb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 174,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.333,
"s": 37.19,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69985,
"c": 0.08255,
"h": 200.5
},
"luminance": 0.35651
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59AEB3
secondary
#C7A3A0
accent
#615BCD
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1313
muted
#7E8282