#59C2C8#59C2C8
#59C2C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.097 H 200.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59C2C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 194, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 56%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.5%, 3%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.81, -28.45, -12.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.81, 30.96, 203.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.48% -0.0908 -0.0338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.48% 0.097 200.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8326, 44.8743, 61.5110) |
| Luminance | 0.4488 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.03
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.91
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.70
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.84
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.19
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59C2C8 #C85F59
analogous
#59C897 #59C2C8 #598BC8
triadic
#59C2C8 #C859C2 #C2C859
tetradic
#59C2C8 #9759C8 #C85F59 #8BC859
square
#59C2C8 #9759C8 #C85F59 #8BC859
split-complementary
#59C2C8 #C8598B #C89759
monochromatic
#29797D #39A5AB #59C2C8 #87D3D7 #B5E4E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#59C2C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.98
#59C2C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59C2C8
9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59C2C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59C2C8 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.98 | 9.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5BAC9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4ADC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59c2c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 194, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.097 200.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92d4d8',
500: '#59c2c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59c2c8; $custom-light: #92d4d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59c2c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 194,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.243,
"s": 50.226,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75481,
"c": 0.09688,
"h": 200.4
},
"luminance": 0.44878
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59C2C8
secondary
#D5AAA8
accent
#564EDA
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFA
border
#CCD3D3
text
#0E1414
muted
#7E8383