#59C3BE#59C3BE
#59C3BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.098 H 191.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59C3BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 195, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 47%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 54%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.4%, 0%, 2.6%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.81, -31.63, -6.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.81, 32.34, 192.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.38% -0.0961 -0.0188) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.38% 0.098 191.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9252, 44.8686, 55.6306) |
| Luminance | 0.4487 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.78
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.96
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.16
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.00
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.69
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59C3BE #C3595E
analogous
#59C389 #59C3BE #5993C3
triadic
#59C3BE #BE59C3 #C3BE59
tetradic
#59C3BE #8959C3 #C3595E #93C359
square
#59C3BE #8959C3 #C3595E #93C359
split-complementary
#59C3BE #C35993 #C38959
monochromatic
#2B7773 #3BA49F #59C3BE #86D3D0 #B3E3E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#59C3BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.97
#59C3BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59C3BE
9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59C3BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59C3BE | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.97 | 9.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9BABE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7ADBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59c3be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 195, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.098 191.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92d5d1',
500: '#59c3be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59c3be; $custom-light: #92d5d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59c3be",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 195,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.17,
"s": 46.903,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75379,
"c": 0.09797,
"h": 191.1
},
"luminance": 0.44872
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59C3BE
secondary
#D2A6A8
accent
#5158D7
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0E1414
muted
#7E8382