#59C3CA

Closest named color: Dark Turquoise (#00CED1). oklch(75.8% 0.098 201.2), rgb(89, 195, 202).

Black text reads best on this color (10.08:1).

About this color

#59C3CA is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.098 and its hue 201°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00CED1), ΔE 0.038 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.08:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.098)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Dark Turquoise (#00CED1)
Black text	10.08:1
White text	2.08:1

Values

HEX	#59C3CA
RGB	rgb(89, 195, 202)
HSL	hsl(184, 52%, 57%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.8% 0.098 201.2)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #59C3CA	2.08:1	Fails	Lc -45.0	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #59C3CA	10.08:1	AAA	Lc 63.5	Content text, not long reading
#59C3CA text on white	2.08:1	Fails	Lc 40.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#59C3CA text on black	10.08:1	AAA	Lc -61.8	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F0F7F8

oklch(97.1% 0.008 207.1)
Step 100
100

#DDEEEF

oklch(93.7% 0.018 201.1)
Step 200
200

#C0E0E2

oklch(88.4% 0.034 201.2)
Step 300
300

#92CDD1

oklch(80.9% 0.061 201.3)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#59C3CA

oklch(75.8% 0.098 201.2)
Step 500
500

#009CA4

oklch(63% 0.107 201.2)
Step 600
600

#00838A

oklch(55.5% 0.094 201.4)
Step 700
700

#006E74

oklch(49% 0.083 201.4)
Step 800
800

#005A5F

oklch(42.5% 0.072 201.4)
Step 900
900

#004B50

oklch(37.6% 0.064 202.5)
Step 950
950

#002D30

oklch(27% 0.046 201.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#59C3CA with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#B6BBCB	0.099
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A4AECB	0.092
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00C9C5	0.037
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B4B4B4	0.098