#188E87#188E87
#188E87 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.097 H 188.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #188E87 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(24, 142, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 71%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 83%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.1%, 0%, 4.9%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.26, -31.87, -5.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.26, 32.27, 189.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.53% -0.0956 -0.0143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.53% 0.097 188.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4208, 21.2876, 26.2659) |
| Luminance | 0.2129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 1.60
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 2.84
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 2.97
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.16
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.51
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#188E87 #8E181F
analogous
#188E4C #188E87 #185A8E
triadic
#188E87 #87188E #8E8718
tetradic
#188E87 #4C188E #8E181F #5A8E18
square
#188E87 #4C188E #8E181F #5A8E18
split-complementary
#188E87 #8E185A #8E4C18
monochromatic
#062523 #0F5A55 #188E87 #21C2B9 #41DFD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#188E87 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#188E87 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #188E87
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##188E87 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##188E87 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#868687
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#767A88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00928C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #188e87; /* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 142, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.097 188.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6eafa9',
500: '#188e87',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #188e87; $custom-light: #6eafa9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#188e87",
"rgb": {
"r": 24,
"g": 142,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.441,
"s": 71.084,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58534,
"c": 0.09668,
"h": 188.5
},
"luminance": 0.21289
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#188E87
secondary
#C0424A
accent
#3A45EE
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF5F4
border
#C8CFCE
text
#081010
muted
#7B7F7F