#59BDC2#59BDC2
#59BDC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.093 H 199.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59BDC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 189, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 46%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 54%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.1%, 2.6%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.15, -27.64, -11.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.15, 29.91, 202.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.09% -0.0878 -0.0315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.09% 0.093 199.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0510, 42.4110, 57.5256) |
| Luminance | 0.4241 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.86
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.28
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.63
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.34
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.90
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59BDC2 #C25E59
analogous
#59C292 #59BDC2 #5988C2
triadic
#59BDC2 #C259BD #BDC259
tetradic
#59BDC2 #9259C2 #C25E59 #88C259
square
#59BDC2 #9259C2 #C25E59 #88C259
split-complementary
#59BDC2 #C25988 #C29259
monochromatic
#2B7275 #3C9DA2 #59BDC2 #86CFD2 #B3E1E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#59BDC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#59BDC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59BDC2
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59BDC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59BDC2 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B6C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A9C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59bdc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 189, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.093 199.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91d1d4',
500: '#59bdc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59bdc2; $custom-light: #91d1d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59bdc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 189,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.857,
"s": 46.256,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74085,
"c": 0.09334,
"h": 199.8
},
"luminance": 0.42414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59BDC2
secondary
#D1A8A6
accent
#5852D6
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F9FA
border
#CCD2D3
text
#0E1414
muted
#7E8283