#59C2BD#59C2BD
#59C2BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.097 H 191.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59C2BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 194, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 46%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 54%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.1%, 0%, 2.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.48, -31.41, -6.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.48, 32.12, 192.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.11% -0.0955 -0.0187) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.11% 0.097 191.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5930, 44.3784, 54.9825) |
| Luminance | 0.4438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.03
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.06
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.12
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.81
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.62
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59C2BD #C2595E
analogous
#59C288 #59C2BD #5992C2
triadic
#59C2BD #BD59C2 #C2BD59
tetradic
#59C2BD #8859C2 #C2595E #92C259
square
#59C2BD #8859C2 #C2595E #92C259
split-complementary
#59C2BD #C25992 #C28859
monochromatic
#2B7572 #3CA29D #59C2BD #86D2CF #B3E3E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#59C2BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.88
#59C2BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59C2BD
9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59C2BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59C2BD | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.88 | 9.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B9BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7ACBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59c2bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 194, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.097 191.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91d5d0',
500: '#59c2bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59c2bd; $custom-light: #91d5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59c2bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 194,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.143,
"s": 46.256,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75107,
"c": 0.09729,
"h": 191.1
},
"luminance": 0.44382
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59C2BD
secondary
#D1A6A8
accent
#5258D6
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0E1414
muted
#7E8382