#59B2A2#59B2A2
#59B2A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.089 H 180.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59B2A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 178, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 37%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 50%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 0%, 9%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.95, -30.68, -0.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.95, 30.68, 180.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.39% -0.0894 -0.0005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.39% 0.089 180.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5590, 36.5710, 39.8347) |
| Luminance | 0.3657 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.66
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.87
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.91
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.11
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.14
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59B2A2 #B25969
analogous
#59B275 #59B2A2 #5996B2
triadic
#59B2A2 #A259B2 #B2A259
tetradic
#59B2A2 #7559B2 #B25969 #96B259
square
#59B2A2 #7559B2 #B25969 #96B259
split-complementary
#59B2A2 #B25996 #B27559
monochromatic
#2E6359 #418D7F #59B2A2 #83C5B9 #ADD9D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#59B2A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#59B2A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59B2A2
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59B2A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59B2A2 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA9A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9FA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2DB5AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59b2a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 178, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.089 180.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec9bd',
500: '#59b2a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59b2a2; $custom-light: #8ec9bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59b2a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 178,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.213,
"s": 36.626,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70389,
"c": 0.08938,
"h": 180.4
},
"luminance": 0.36573
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59B2A2
secondary
#C7A0A7
accent
#5B70CD
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281