#59B2A3#59B2A3
#59B2A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.089 H 181.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59B2A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 178, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 37%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 50%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 0%, 8.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.98, -30.43, -0.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.98, 30.43, 181.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.42% -0.0889 -0.0019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.42% 0.089 181.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6483, 36.6067, 40.3047) |
| Luminance | 0.3661 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.65
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.74
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.98
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.25
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.22
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59B2A3 #B25968
analogous
#59B277 #59B2A3 #5994B2
triadic
#59B2A3 #A359B2 #B2A359
tetradic
#59B2A3 #7759B2 #B25968 #94B259
square
#59B2A3 #7759B2 #B25968 #94B259
split-complementary
#59B2A3 #B25994 #B27759
monochromatic
#2E635A #418D80 #59B2A3 #83C5BA #ADD9D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#59B2A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#59B2A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59B2A3
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59B2A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59B2A3 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA9A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9FA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2DB5AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59b2a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 178, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.089 181.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ec9be',
500: '#59b2a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59b2a3; $custom-light: #8ec9be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59b2a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 178,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.888,
"s": 36.626,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7042,
"c": 0.08895,
"h": 181.2
},
"luminance": 0.36609
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59B2A3
secondary
#C7A0A7
accent
#5B6ECD
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281