#009CAB#009CAB

#009CAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.108 H 206.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#009CAB
RGB	rgb(0, 156, 171)
HSL	hsl(185, 100%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(185, 100%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(100%, 8.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.71, -28.46, -17.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.71, 33.44, 211.64°)
OKLab	oklab(63.3% -0.0968 -0.0489)
OKLCH	oklch(63.3% 0.108 206.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.2358, 26.7146, 42.6628)
Luminance	0.2672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#009CAB #AB0F00

analogous

#00AB64 #009CAB #0046AB

triadic

#009CAB #AB009C #9CAB00

tetradic

#009CAB #6400AB #AB0F00 #46AB00

square

#009CAB #6400AB #AB0F00 #46AB00

split-complementary

#009CAB #AB0046 #AB6400

monochromatic

#002C31 #00646E #009CAB #00D4E8 #26ECFF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.31

#009CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.34

#009CAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #009CAB

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##009CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##009CAB	1.00	3.31	6.34	6.34
#FFFFFF	3.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D95AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A87AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #009cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(0, 156, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.108 206.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71b9c4',
    500: '#009cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #009cab;
$custom-light: #71b9c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#009cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 0,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.263,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63301,
    "c": 0.10849,
    "h": 206.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.26717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#009CAB

secondary

#DA3C2D

accent

#3C29FF

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1112

muted

#7C8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #009CAB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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