#59BCC2#59BCC2
#59BCC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.093 H 200.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59BCC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 188, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 46%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 54%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.1%, 3.1%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.86, -27.15, -11.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.86, 29.63, 203.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.85% -0.0867 -0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.85% 0.093 200.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8366, 41.9823, 57.4541) |
| Luminance | 0.4199 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.91
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.20
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.08
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.57
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.05
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59BCC2 #C25F59
analogous
#59C294 #59BCC2 #5987C2
triadic
#59BCC2 #C259BC #BCC259
tetradic
#59BCC2 #9459C2 #C25F59 #87C259
square
#59BCC2 #9459C2 #C25F59 #87C259
split-complementary
#59BCC2 #C25987 #C29459
monochromatic
#2B7175 #3C9CA2 #59BCC2 #86CED2 #B3E0E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#59BCC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.40
#59BCC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59BCC2
9.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59BCC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59BCC2 | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.40 | 9.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0B5C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FA8C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59bcc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 188, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.093 200.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91d0d4',
500: '#59bcc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59bcc2; $custom-light: #91d0d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59bcc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 188,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.429,
"s": 46.256,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73848,
"c": 0.09273,
"h": 200.7
},
"luminance": 0.41985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59BCC2
secondary
#D1A8A6
accent
#5952D6
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F9FA
border
#CCD2D3
text
#0E1414
muted
#7E8283