#59CBC2#59CBC2
#59CBC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.104 H 188.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59CBC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 203, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 52%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 56%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.2%, 0%, 4.4%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.28, -34.36, -5.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.28, 34.76, 188.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.42% -0.1031 -0.0148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.42% 0.104 188.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2091, 48.7273, 58.5783) |
| Luminance | 0.4873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.39
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.05
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.65
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.66
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.31
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59CBC2 #CB5962
analogous
#59CB89 #59CBC2 #599BCB
triadic
#59CBC2 #C259CB #CBC259
tetradic
#59CBC2 #8959CB #CB5962 #9BCB59
square
#59CBC2 #8959CB #CB5962 #9BCB59
split-complementary
#59CBC2 #CB599B #CB8959
monochromatic
#28817A #37B0A6 #59CBC2 #88DAD3 #B6E8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#59CBC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.75
#59CBC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59CBC2
10.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59CBC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59CBC2 | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.75 | 10.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1C1C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFB4C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59cbc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 203, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.104 188.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93dbd4',
500: '#59cbc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59cbc2; $custom-light: #93dbd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59cbc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 203,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.263,
"s": 52.294,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77419,
"c": 0.10415,
"h": 188.2
},
"luminance": 0.48731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59CBC2
secondary
#D7A9AC
accent
#4C57DC
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FBF9
border
#CCD4D2
text
#0E1514
muted
#7E8382