Palettes / Colors / #59EEBC

#59EEBC — Vivid Teal

#59EEBC is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #59EEBC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#59EEBC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EE598A; it also sits naturally between #59EE72 and #59D5EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 35% · Green 93% · Blue 74%

Cyan 63% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #59EEBC

.text { color: #59EEBC; }
.background { background-color: #59EEBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #59EEBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 238, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 81%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #59EEBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 238, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #59EEBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 238, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#59EEBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#59EEBC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE598A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #59EEBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #59EEBC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #59EEBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #59EEBC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #59EEBC?

#59EEBC is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 89, 238, 188). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #59EEBC?

#59EEBC is RGB 89, 238, 188 — HSL 160°, 81%, 64% — CMYK 63%, 0%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #59EEBC?

Its complement is #EE598A; analogous partners are #59EE72 and #59D5EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #59EEBC for text?

Black text on #59EEBC has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.