#59C8A0#59C8A0
#59C8A0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.118 H 166.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59C8A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 200, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(158, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(158, 56%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.5%, 0%, 20%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.52, -41.28, 10.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.52, 42.60, 165.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.71% -0.1151 0.027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.71% 0.118 166.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1162, 45.9676, 40.4837) |
| Luminance | 0.4597 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 2.17
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.08
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.97
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.03
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.13
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59C8A0 #C85981
analogous
#59C869 #59C8A0 #59B9C8
triadic
#59C8A0 #A059C8 #C8A059
tetradic
#59C8A0 #6959C8 #C85981 #B9C859
square
#59C8A0 #6959C8 #C85981 #B9C859
split-complementary
#59C8A0 #C859B9 #C86959
monochromatic
#297D5F #39AB82 #59C8A0 #87D7BA #B5E6D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#59C8A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.19
#59C8A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59C8A0
10.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59C8A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59C8A0 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.19 | 10.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4BC9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B0A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#25C9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59c8a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 200, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.118 166.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91d9bc',
500: '#59c8a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59c8a0; $custom-light: #91d9bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59c8a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 200,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 158.378,
"s": 50.226,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75707,
"c": 0.11821,
"h": 166.8
},
"luminance": 0.4597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59C8A0
secondary
#D5A8B8
accent
#4E80DA
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F2FAF6
border
#CCD3D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381