#59CFC9#59CFC9
#59CFC9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.510; OKLCH L 78.6% C 0.106 H 190.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59CFC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 207, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 55%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 57%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57%, 0%, 2.9%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.66, -34.40, -7.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.66, 35.10, 191.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.6% -0.1043 -0.0196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.6% 0.106 190.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9707, 50.9628, 63.1355) |
| Luminance | 0.5097 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.29
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.13
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.39
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.77
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.58
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59CFC9 #CF595F
analogous
#59CF8E #59CFC9 #599ACF
triadic
#59CFC9 #C959CF #CFC959
tetradic
#59CFC9 #8E59CF #CF595F #9ACF59
square
#59CFC9 #8E59CF #CF595F #9ACF59
split-complementary
#59CFC9 #CF599A #CF8E59
monochromatic
#278782 #35B6B0 #59CFC9 #88DDD8 #B8EAE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#59CFC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.19
#59CFC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59CFC9
11.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59CFC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59CFC9 | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.19 | 11.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4C5C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B7CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59cfc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 207, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.6% 0.106 190.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93ded9',
500: '#59cfc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59cfc9; $custom-light: #93ded9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59cfc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 207,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.949,
"s": 55.14,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78598,
"c": 0.10616,
"h": 190.6
},
"luminance": 0.50967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59CFC9
secondary
#8E3F43
accent
#4951DE
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1514
muted
#7F8483