#59C5CF#59C5CF

#59C5CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.099 H 203.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59C5CF
RGB	rgb(89, 197, 207)
HSL	hsl(185, 55%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(185, 57%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(57%, 4.8%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.91, -27.97, -14.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.91, 31.45, 207.19°)
OKLab	oklab(76.44% -0.0911 -0.0397)
OKLCH	oklch(76.44% 0.099 203.6)
XYZ	xyz(35.3439, 46.5578, 66.1433)
Luminance	0.4656 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59C5CF #CF6359

analogous

#59CF9E #59C5CF #598ACF

triadic

#59C5CF #CF59C5 #C5CF59

tetradic

#59C5CF #9E59CF #CF6359 #8ACF59

square

#59C5CF #9E59CF #CF6359 #8ACF59

split-complementary

#59C5CF #CF598A #CF9E59

monochromatic

#277F87 #35ABB6 #59C5CF #88D6DD #B8E6EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.04

#59C5CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.31

#59C5CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #59C5CF

10.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59C5CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##59C5CF	1.00	2.04	10.31	10.31
#FFFFFF	2.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B7BED0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A5B0CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CCC8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59c5cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 197, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.099 203.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#93d7dd',
    500: '#59c5cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59c5cf;
$custom-light: #93d7dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59c5cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 197,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.085,
    "s": 55.14,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76437,
    "c": 0.09942,
    "h": 203.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.46561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59C5CF

secondary

#D9AEAA

accent

#5649DE

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F2FAFB

border

#CCD3D4

text

#0E1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #59C5CF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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