#59C2B2#59C2B2
#59C2B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.100 H 182.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59C2B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 194, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 46%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 54%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.1%, 0%, 8.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.17, -34.25, -1.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.17, 34.27, 181.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.76% -0.1003 -0.0037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.76% 0.1 182.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4440, 43.9188, 48.9310) |
| Luminance | 0.4392 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.90
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.20
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.34
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.82
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.86
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59C2B2 #C25969
analogous
#59C27D #59C2B2 #599DC2
triadic
#59C2B2 #B259C2 #C2B259
tetradic
#59C2B2 #7D59C2 #C25969 #9DC259
square
#59C2B2 #7D59C2 #C25969 #9DC259
split-complementary
#59C2B2 #C2599D #C27D59
monochromatic
#2B756A #3CA293 #59C2B2 #86D2C7 #B3E3DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#59C2B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.78
#59C2B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59C2B2
9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59C2B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59C2B2 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.78 | 9.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB8B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAACB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0EC5BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59c2b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 194, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.100 182.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91d5c9',
500: '#59c2b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59c2b2; $custom-light: #91d5c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59c2b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 194,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.857,
"s": 46.256,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74757,
"c": 0.10038,
"h": 182.1
},
"luminance": 0.43922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59C2B2
secondary
#D1A6AC
accent
#5266D6
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF8
border
#CCD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382