#59D4CE#59D4CE
#59D4CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.537; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.109 H 190.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59D4CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 212, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 59%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 58%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58%, 0%, 2.8%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.26, -35.41, -7.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.26, 36.16, 191.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.95% -0.1075 -0.0204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.95% 0.109 190.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.7990, 53.6631, 66.6938) |
| Luminance | 0.5367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.32
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.30
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.58
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.72
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.74
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59D4CE #D4595F
analogous
#59D491 #59D4CE #599DD4
triadic
#59D4CE #CE59D4 #D4CE59
tetradic
#59D4CE #9159D4 #D4595F #9DD459
square
#59D4CE #9159D4 #D4595F #9DD459
split-complementary
#59D4CE #D4599D #D49159
monochromatic
#258E89 #31BEB8 #59D4CE #8AE1DC #BAEDEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#59D4CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.73
#59D4CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59D4CE
11.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59D4CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59D4CE | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.73 | 11.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9CACE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5BCCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D9D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59d4ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 212, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.109 190.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94e1dc',
500: '#59d4ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59d4ce; $custom-light: #94e1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59d4ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 212,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.073,
"s": 58.852,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79946,
"c": 0.1094,
"h": 190.8
},
"luminance": 0.53667
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59D4CE
secondary
#943E42
accent
#464DE2
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484