#59DCC4#59DCC4
#59DCC4 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.573; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.120 H 179.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59DCC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 220, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 60%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.5%, 0%, 10.9%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.34, -41.61, 1.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.34, 41.62, 178.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.54% -0.1202 0.0022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.54% 0.12 179) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6722, 57.2917, 61.1815) |
| Luminance | 0.5730 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.28
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.50
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.60
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.93
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 5.36
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59DCC4 #DC5971
analogous
#59DC83 #59DCC4 #59B2DC
triadic
#59DCC4 #C459DC #DCC459
tetradic
#59DCC4 #8359DC #DC5971 #B2DC59
square
#59DCC4 #8359DC #DC5971 #B2DC59
split-complementary
#59DCC4 #DC59B2 #DC8359
monochromatic
#209A84 #2BCDAF #59DCC4 #8CE7D6 #BEF1E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#59DCC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.46
#59DCC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59DCC4
12.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59DCC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59DCC4 | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.46 | 12.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4D0C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0C1C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DFD5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59dcc4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 220, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.120 179.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95e7d5',
500: '#59dcc4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59dcc4; $custom-light: #95e7d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59dcc4",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 220,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.008,
"s": 65.174,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81543,
"c": 0.12024,
"h": 179
},
"luminance": 0.57296
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59DCC4
secondary
#9E3B4D
accent
#183ACD
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483