#59D9CC#59D9CC
#59D9CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.561; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.114 H 186.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59D9CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 217, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 63%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 59%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59%, 0%, 6%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.67, -38.23, -4.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.67, 38.46, 186.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.07% -0.1136 -0.0119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.07% 0.114 186) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8269, 56.1051, 65.8455) |
| Luminance | 0.5611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.36
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.39
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.48
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.48
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 6.74
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59D9CC #D95966
analogous
#59D98C #59D9CC #59A6D9
triadic
#59D9CC #CC59D9 #D9CC59
tetradic
#59D9CC #8C59D9 #D95966 #A6D959
square
#59D9CC #8C59D9 #D95966 #A6D959
split-complementary
#59D9CC #D959A6 #D98C59
monochromatic
#22958A #2EC7B8 #59D9CC #8BE4DB #BDF0EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#59D9CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.22
#59D9CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59D9CC
12.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59D9CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59D9CC | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.22 | 12.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFCECC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBBFCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DED5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59d9cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 217, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.114 186.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95e5db',
500: '#59d9cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59d9cc; $custom-light: #95e5db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59d9cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 217,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.906,
"s": 62.745,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81069,
"c": 0.1142,
"h": 186
},
"luminance": 0.56109
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59D9CC
secondary
#9A3C46
accent
#4253E6
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484