#59B1BF#59B1BF
#59B1BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.087 H 209.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59B1BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 177, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 44%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 53%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.4%, 7.3%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.52, -22.47, -15.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.52, 27.14, 214.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.13% -0.0757 -0.0421) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.13% 0.087 209) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2422, 37.3270, 54.9439) |
| Luminance | 0.3733 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.06
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.18
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.19
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.19
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59B1BF #BF6759
analogous
#59BF9A #59B1BF #597EBF
triadic
#59B1BF #BF59B1 #B1BF59
tetradic
#59B1BF #9A59BF #BF6759 #7EBF59
square
#59B1BF #9A59BF #BF6759 #7EBF59
split-complementary
#59B1BF #BF597E #BF9A59
monochromatic
#2C6872 #3D919E #59B1BF #85C6D0 #B1DBE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#59B1BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.47
#59B1BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59B1BF
8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59B1BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59B1BF | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.47 | 8.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4ABC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949FBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59b1bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 177, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.087 209.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90c8d2',
500: '#59b1bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59b1bf; $custom-light: #90c8d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59b1bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 177,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.235,
"s": 44.348,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71134,
"c": 0.08665,
"h": 209
},
"luminance": 0.3733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59B1BF
secondary
#CFAAA4
accent
#6554D4
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F8F9
border
#CCD1D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8282