#59B6A5#59B6A5
#59B6A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.093 H 180.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59B6A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 182, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 39%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 51%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.1%, 0%, 9.3%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.24, -31.84, 0.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.24, 31.84, 179.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.45% -0.0926 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.45% 0.093 180) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6364, 38.2939, 41.5251) |
| Luminance | 0.3830 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.97
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.68
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.74
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.07
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.29
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59B6A5 #B6596A
analogous
#59B676 #59B6A5 #5998B6
triadic
#59B6A5 #A559B6 #B6A559
tetradic
#59B6A5 #7659B6 #B6596A #98B659
square
#59B6A5 #7659B6 #B6596A #98B659
split-complementary
#59B6A5 #B65998 #B67659
monochromatic
#2D675D #409283 #59B6A5 #84C9BC #AEDBD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#59B6A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#59B6A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59B6A5
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59B6A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59B6A5 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFADA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A2A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#29B9B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59b6a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 182, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.093 180.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fccbf',
500: '#59b6a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59b6a5; $custom-light: #8fccbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59b6a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 182,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.032,
"s": 38.912,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71454,
"c": 0.09263,
"h": 180
},
"luminance": 0.38296
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59B6A5
secondary
#C9A1A9
accent
#596FCF
background
#F9FCFB
surface
#F1F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0D1312
muted
#7E8281