#59E1CE#59E1CE
#59E1CE is a very light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.604; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.121 H 182.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59E1CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 225, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 69%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 60%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.4%, 0%, 8.4%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.07, -41.33, -1.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.07, 41.37, 182.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.03% -0.121 -0.0053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.03% 0.121 182.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1805, 60.4261, 67.8210) |
| Luminance | 0.6043 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 1.74
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 4.57
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 4.87
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.90
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 6.04
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59E1CE #E1596C
analogous
#59E18A #59E1CE #59B0E1
triadic
#59E1CE #CE59E1 #E1CE59
tetradic
#59E1CE #8A59E1 #E1596C #B0E159
square
#59E1CE #8A59E1 #E1596C #B0E159
split-complementary
#59E1CE #E159B0 #E18A59
monochromatic
#1DA290 #27D6BE #59E1CE #8DEADD #C1F4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#59E1CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.09
#59E1CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #59E1CE
13.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59E1CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59E1CE | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.09 | 13.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7D5CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C6D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E5DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59e1ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 225, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.121 182.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#96ebdc',
500: '#59e1ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59e1ce; $custom-light: #96ebdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59e1ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 225,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.618,
"s": 69.388,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83031,
"c": 0.12113,
"h": 182.5
},
"luminance": 0.60431
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59E1CE
secondary
#A53948
accent
#142FD1
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FDFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0F1615
muted
#808484