#59CDC2#59CDC2
#59CDC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.497; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.106 H 186.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59CDC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 205, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 54%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 57%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.6%, 0%, 5.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.87, -35.29, -4.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.87, 35.57, 187.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.9% -0.1052 -0.0125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.9% 0.106 186.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6845, 49.6780, 58.7367) |
| Luminance | 0.4968 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.63
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.98
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.56
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.88
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.02
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59CDC2 #CD5964
analogous
#59CD88 #59CDC2 #599ECD
triadic
#59CDC2 #C259CD #CDC259
tetradic
#59CDC2 #8859CD #CD5964 #9ECD59
square
#59CDC2 #8859CD #CD5964 #9ECD59
split-complementary
#59CDC2 #CD599E #CD8859
monochromatic
#28847B #36B3A7 #59CDC2 #88DBD3 #B7E9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#59CDC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.94
#59CDC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59CDC2
10.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59CDC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59CDC2 | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.94 | 10.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3C3C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B5C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59cdc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 205, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.106 186.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93dcd4',
500: '#59cdc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59cdc2; $custom-light: #93dcd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59cdc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 205,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.31,
"s": 53.704,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77897,
"c": 0.10597,
"h": 186.8
},
"luminance": 0.49682
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59CDC2
secondary
#D8AAAE
accent
#4B59DD
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FBF9
border
#CCD4D2
text
#0E1514
muted
#7E8382