#1A9E87#1A9E87
#1A9E87 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.111 H 176.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1A9E87 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(26, 158, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 72%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 84%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.5%, 0%, 14.6%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.43, -38.99, 2.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.43, 39.07, 176.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.77% -0.1112 0.006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.77% 0.111 176.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0238, 26.4204, 27.1194) |
| Luminance | 0.2642 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.60
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.88
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.02
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.29
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.49
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1A9E87 #9E1A31
analogous
#1A9E45 #1A9E87 #1A739E
triadic
#1A9E87 #871A9E #9E871A
tetradic
#1A9E87 #451A9E #9E1A31 #739E1A
square
#1A9E87 #451A9E #9E1A31 #739E1A
split-complementary
#1A9E87 #9E1A73 #9E451A
monochromatic
#09352D #11695A #1A9E87 #23D3B4 #50E2C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#1A9E87 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.28
#1A9E87 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1A9E87
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1A9E87 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1A9E87 | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.28 | 6.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989486
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878889
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A097
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1a9e87; /* rgb */ color: rgb(26, 158, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.111 176.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71bba9',
500: '#1a9e87',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1a9e87; $custom-light: #71bba9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1a9e87",
"rgb": {
"r": 26,
"g": 158,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.545,
"s": 71.739,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62767,
"c": 0.11135,
"h": 176.9
},
"luminance": 0.26423
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1A9E87
secondary
#C54F64
accent
#3959EE
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EDF6F4
border
#C8D0CE
text
#091210
muted
#7B817F