#59C2AE#59C2AE
#59C2AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.102 H 179.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59C2AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 194, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 46%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 54%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.1%, 0%, 10.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.07, -35.25, 0.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.07, 35.26, 178.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.64% -0.1021 0.0017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.64% 0.102 179) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0482, 43.7605, 46.8466) |
| Luminance | 0.4376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.67
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.85
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.97
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.15
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.35
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59C2AE #C2596D
analogous
#59C279 #59C2AE #59A2C2
triadic
#59C2AE #AE59C2 #C2AE59
tetradic
#59C2AE #7959C2 #C2596D #A2C259
square
#59C2AE #7959C2 #C2596D #A2C259
split-complementary
#59C2AE #C259A2 #C27959
monochromatic
#2B7567 #3CA28F #59C2AE #86D2C4 #B3E3DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#59C2AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.75
#59C2AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59C2AE
9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59C2AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59C2AE | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.75 | 9.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB8AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAACB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#17C5BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59c2ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 194, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.102 179.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91d5c6',
500: '#59c2ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59c2ae; $custom-light: #91d5c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59c2ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 194,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.571,
"s": 46.256,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74636,
"c": 0.1021,
"h": 179
},
"luminance": 0.43763
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59C2AE
secondary
#D1A6AE
accent
#526BD6
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF8
border
#CCD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382