#59DCB5#59DCB5
#59DCB5 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.566; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.129 H 170.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59DCB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 220, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 60%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.5%, 0%, 17.7%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.98, -45.20, 8.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.98, 45.99, 169.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.13% -0.1269 0.0217) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.13% 0.129 170.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0495, 56.6426, 52.6350) |
| Luminance | 0.5665 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.67
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.36
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.52
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.88
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.22
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59DCB5 #DC5980
analogous
#59DC73 #59DCB5 #59C2DC
triadic
#59DCB5 #B559DC #DCB559
tetradic
#59DCB5 #7359DC #DC5980 #C2DC59
square
#59DCB5 #7359DC #DC5980 #C2DC59
split-complementary
#59DCB5 #DC59C2 #DC7359
monochromatic
#209A76 #2BCD9D #59DCB5 #8CE7CC #BEF1E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#59DCB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.33
#59DCB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59DCB5
12.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59DCB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59DCB5 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.33 | 12.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6CEB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C1B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DDD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59dcb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 220, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.129 170.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#94e7cb',
500: '#59dcb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59dcb5; $custom-light: #94e7cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59dcb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 220,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.137,
"s": 65.174,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81125,
"c": 0.12879,
"h": 170.3
},
"luminance": 0.56646
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59DCB5
secondary
#9E3B59
accent
#184ECD
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FCF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1613
muted
#7F8482