#59D4CD#59D4CD
#59D4CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.536; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.110 H 190.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59D4CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 212, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 59%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 58%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58%, 0%, 3.3%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.24, -35.67, -6.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.24, 36.32, 190.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.91% -0.1079 -0.0191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.91% 0.11 190) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6779, 53.6146, 66.0561) |
| Luminance | 0.5362 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.42
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.33
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.53
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.60
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 7.89
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59D4CD #D45960
analogous
#59D490 #59D4CD #599ED4
triadic
#59D4CD #CD59D4 #D4CD59
tetradic
#59D4CD #9059D4 #D45960 #9ED459
square
#59D4CD #9059D4 #D45960 #9ED459
split-complementary
#59D4CD #D4599E #D49059
monochromatic
#258E88 #31BEB6 #59D4CD #8AE1DC #BAEDEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#59D4CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.72
#59D4CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59D4CD
11.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59D4CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59D4CD | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.72 | 11.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9CACD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5BBCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D9D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59d4cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 212, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.110 190.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94e1dc',
500: '#59d4cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59d4cd; $custom-light: #94e1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59d4cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 212,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.585,
"s": 58.852,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79914,
"c": 0.10958,
"h": 190
},
"luminance": 0.53619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59D4CD
secondary
#943E42
accent
#464FE2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484