#59D8A9#59D8A9
#59D8A9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.541; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.132 H 165.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59D8A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 216, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(158, 62%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(158, 59%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.8%, 0%, 21.8%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.52, -46.20, 12.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.52, 47.94, 164.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.84% -0.1282 0.0328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.84% 0.132 165.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8336, 54.0966, 46.0817) |
| Luminance | 0.5410 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.44
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 3.83
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.83
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.45
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.65
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59D8A9 #D85988
analogous
#59D869 #59D8A9 #59C8D8
triadic
#59D8A9 #A959D8 #D8A959
tetradic
#59D8A9 #6959D8 #D85988 #C8D859
square
#59D8A9 #6959D8 #D85988 #C8D859
split-complementary
#59D8A9 #D859C8 #D86959
monochromatic
#23946A #2EC58E #59D8A9 #8BE4C3 #BCEFDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#59D8A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.82
#59D8A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59D8A9
11.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59D8A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59D8A9 | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.82 | 11.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4CAA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2BDAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#06D8CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59d8a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 216, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.132 165.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#93e5c2',
500: '#59d8a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59d8a9; $custom-light: #93e5c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59d8a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 216,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 157.795,
"s": 61.951,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79844,
"c": 0.13231,
"h": 165.7
},
"luminance": 0.541
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59D8A9
secondary
#993C5F
accent
#437FE5
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FCF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1612
muted
#7F8482