#59C3BF#59C3BF
#59C3BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.098 H 191.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59C3BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 195, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 47%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 54%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.4%, 0%, 2.1%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.83, -31.36, -7.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.83, 32.19, 193.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.41% -0.0957 -0.0202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.41% 0.098 191.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0349, 44.9125, 56.2082) |
| Luminance | 0.4492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.80
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.39
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.12
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.02
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59C3BF #C3595D
analogous
#59C38A #59C3BF #5992C3
triadic
#59C3BF #BF59C3 #C3BF59
tetradic
#59C3BF #8A59C3 #C3595D #92C359
square
#59C3BF #8A59C3 #C3595D #92C359
split-complementary
#59C3BF #C35992 #C38A59
monochromatic
#2B7774 #3BA4A0 #59C3BF #86D3D0 #B3E3E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#59C3BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.98
#59C3BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59C3BF
9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59C3BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59C3BF | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.98 | 9.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 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)
#B9BABF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7ADC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59c3bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 195, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.098 191.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#92d5d2',
500: '#59c3bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59c3bf; $custom-light: #92d5d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59c3bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 195,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.736,
"s": 46.903,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75412,
"c": 0.09782,
"h": 191.9
},
"luminance": 0.44916
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59C3BF
secondary
#D2A6A8
accent
#5156D7
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF9
border
#CCD3D2
text
#0E1414
muted
#7E8382