#59AFB2#59AFB2
#59AFB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.083 H 198.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59AFB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 175, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 37%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 50%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 1.7%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.52, -25.05, -9.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.52, 26.80, 200.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.19% -0.0789 -0.0263) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.19% 0.083 198.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4824, 35.9957, 47.6104) |
| Luminance | 0.3600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.37
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.04
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.33
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.08
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.53
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59AFB2 #B25C59
analogous
#59B288 #59AFB2 #5983B2
triadic
#59AFB2 #B259AF #AFB259
tetradic
#59AFB2 #8859B2 #B25C59 #83B259
square
#59AFB2 #8859B2 #B25C59 #83B259
split-complementary
#59AFB2 #B25983 #B28859
monochromatic
#2E6163 #418A8D #59AFB2 #83C3C5 #ADD7D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#59AFB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#59AFB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59AFB2
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59AFB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59AFB2 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A8B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969DB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1EB4B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59afb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 175, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.083 198.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fc7c9',
500: '#59afb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59afb2; $custom-light: #8fc7c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59afb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 175,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.022,
"s": 36.626,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70189,
"c": 0.08317,
"h": 198.4
},
"luminance": 0.35998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59AFB2
secondary
#C7A1A0
accent
#5F5BCD
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1313
muted
#7E8282