#189AA0#189AA0
#189AA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.102 H 199.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #189AA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(24, 154, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 74%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 85%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(85%, 3.8%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.89, -29.89, -12.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.89, 32.41, 202.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.56% -0.096 -0.0348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.56% 0.102 199.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2745, 25.8411, 37.2756) |
| Luminance | 0.2584 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.23
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.88
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.11
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.52
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.74
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#189AA0 #A01E18
analogous
#18A062 #189AA0 #1856A0
triadic
#189AA0 #A0189A #9AA018
tetradic
#189AA0 #6218A0 #A01E18 #56A018
square
#189AA0 #6218A0 #A01E18 #56A018
split-complementary
#189AA0 #A01856 #A06218
monochromatic
#083436 #10676B #189AA0 #20CDD5 #4EDEE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#189AA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.17
#189AA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #189AA0
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##189AA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##189AA0 | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.17 | 6.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E93A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C86A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #189aa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 154, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.102 199.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72b8bc',
500: '#189aa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #189aa0; $custom-light: #72b8bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#189aa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 24,
"g": 154,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.647,
"s": 73.913,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62561,
"c": 0.10211,
"h": 199.9
},
"luminance": 0.25843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#189AA0
secondary
#C6534D
accent
#3F37F1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081