#59BFB1#59BFB1
#59BFB1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.098 H 183.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59BFB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 191, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 44%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 53%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.4%, 0%, 7.3%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.25, -33.09, -1.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.25, 33.15, 183.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74% -0.0974 -0.0058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74% 0.098 183.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6830, 42.5569, 48.1838) |
| Luminance | 0.4256 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.96
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.98
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.63
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.34
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.95
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59BFB1 #BF5967
analogous
#59BF7E #59BFB1 #599ABF
triadic
#59BFB1 #B159BF #BFB159
tetradic
#59BFB1 #7E59BF #BF5967 #9ABF59
square
#59BFB1 #7E59BF #BF5967 #9ABF59
split-complementary
#59BFB1 #BF599A #BF7E59
monochromatic
#2C7268 #3D9E91 #59BFB1 #85D0C6 #B1E1DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#59BFB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.51
#59BFB1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59BFB1
9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59BFB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59BFB1 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.51 | 9.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B5B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A9B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#14C2BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59bfb1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 191, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.098 183.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#90d3c8',
500: '#59bfb1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59bfb1; $custom-light: #90d3c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59bfb1",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 191,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.765,
"s": 44.348,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74003,
"c": 0.09759,
"h": 183.4
},
"luminance": 0.4256
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59BFB1
secondary
#CFA4AA
accent
#5465D4
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F2F9F8
border
#CCD2D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8282