#59C4B2#59C4B2
#59C4B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.103 H 180.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59C4B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 196, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 48%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 55%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.6%, 0%, 9.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.77, -35.18, -0.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.77, 35.19, 180.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.24% -0.1025 -0.0014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.24% 0.103 180.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8921, 44.8150, 49.0803) |
| Luminance | 0.4482 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.94
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.98
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.79
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.20
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.55
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59C4B2 #C4596B
analogous
#59C47C #59C4B2 #59A0C4
triadic
#59C4B2 #B259C4 #C4B259
tetradic
#59C4B2 #7C59C4 #C4596B #A0C459
square
#59C4B2 #7C59C4 #C4596B #A0C459
split-complementary
#59C4B2 #C459A0 #C47C59
monochromatic
#2B786B #3BA593 #59C4B2 #86D4C7 #B3E4DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#59C4B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.96
#59C4B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59C4B2
9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59C4B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59C4B2 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.96 | 9.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCBAB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACADB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0BC7BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59c4b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 196, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.103 180.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91d6c9',
500: '#59c4b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59c4b2; $custom-light: #91d6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59c4b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 196,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.907,
"s": 47.556,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7524,
"c": 0.10252,
"h": 180.8
},
"luminance": 0.44818
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59C4B2
secondary
#D3A6AE
accent
#5167D7
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF8
border
#CCD3D1
text
#0E1413
muted
#7E8382