#59C1BF#59C1BF
#59C1BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.096 H 193.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59C1BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 193, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 46%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 54%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.9%, 0%, 1%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.24, -30.40, -8.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.24, 31.47, 195.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.94% -0.0935 -0.0226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.94% 0.096 193.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5898, 44.0222, 56.0598) |
| Luminance | 0.4402 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.44
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.89
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.76
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.09
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.59
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 8.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59C1BF #C1595B
analogous
#59C18B #59C1BF #598FC1
triadic
#59C1BF #BF59C1 #C1BF59
tetradic
#59C1BF #8B59C1 #C1595B #8FC159
square
#59C1BF #8B59C1 #C1595B #8FC159
split-complementary
#59C1BF #C1598F #C18B59
monochromatic
#2B7473 #3CA19F #59C1BF #86D2D0 #B2E2E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#59C1BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.80
#59C1BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59C1BF
9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59C1BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59C1BF | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B9BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5ACC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59c1bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 193, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.096 193.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91d4d2',
500: '#59c1bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59c1bf; $custom-light: #91d4d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59c1bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 193,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.846,
"s": 45.614,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74935,
"c": 0.09621,
"h": 193.6
},
"luminance": 0.44025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59C1BF
secondary
#D1A5A6
accent
#5355D5
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0E1414
muted
#7E8382