#59C7AE#59C7AE
#59C7AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.108 H 176.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59C7AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 199, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 50%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 55%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.3%, 0%, 12.6%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.56, -37.55, 3.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.56, 37.67, 175.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.85% -0.1076 0.0074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.85% 0.108 176) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1798, 46.0236, 47.2238) |
| Luminance | 0.4603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.55
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 3.88
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.16
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.60
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 4.72
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59C7AE #C75972
analogous
#59C777 #59C7AE #59A9C7
triadic
#59C7AE #AE59C7 #C7AE59
tetradic
#59C7AE #7759C7 #C75972 #A9C759
square
#59C7AE #7759C7 #C75972 #A9C759
split-complementary
#59C7AE #C759A9 #C77759
monochromatic
#2A7C69 #39AA90 #59C7AE #87D6C4 #B5E6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#59C7AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.21
#59C7AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59C7AE
10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59C7AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59C7AE | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.21 | 10.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BCAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0B0B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#12C9BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59c7ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 199, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.108 176.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91d8c6',
500: '#59c7ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59c7ae; $custom-light: #91d8c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59c7ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 199,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.364,
"s": 49.55,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75847,
"c": 0.10786,
"h": 176
},
"luminance": 0.46027
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59C7AE
secondary
#D4A7B2
accent
#4F6ED9
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FAF8
border
#CCD3D1
text
#0E1413
muted
#7E8382