#189BA0#189BA0
#189BA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.103 H 199.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #189BA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(24, 155, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 74%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 85%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(85%, 3.1%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.20, -30.38, -12.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.20, 32.68, 201.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.82% -0.097 -0.0335) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.82% 0.103 199.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4403, 26.1726, 37.3308) |
| Luminance | 0.2617 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.91
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.00
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.07
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.73
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.75
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#189BA0 #A01D18
analogous
#18A061 #189BA0 #1857A0
triadic
#189BA0 #A0189B #9BA018
tetradic
#189BA0 #6118A0 #A01D18 #57A018
square
#189BA0 #6118A0 #A01D18 #57A018
split-complementary
#189BA0 #A01857 #A06118
monochromatic
#083436 #10676B #189BA0 #20CFD5 #4EDFE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#189BA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#189BA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #189BA0
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##189BA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##189BA0 | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.24 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F93A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D86A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #189ba0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 155, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.103 199.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73b9bc',
500: '#189ba0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #189ba0; $custom-light: #73b9bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#189ba0",
"rgb": {
"r": 24,
"g": 155,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.206,
"s": 73.913,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62816,
"c": 0.10259,
"h": 199.1
},
"luminance": 0.26175
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#189BA0
secondary
#C6524D
accent
#3E37F1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081