#1A9F8A#1A9F8A
#1A9F8A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.111 H 178.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1A9F8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(26, 159, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 72%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 84%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.6%, 0%, 13.2%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.83, -38.60, 1.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.83, 38.63, 177.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.12% -0.1107 0.0031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.12% 0.111 178.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4092, 26.8486, 28.3046) |
| Luminance | 0.2685 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.04
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.71
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.75
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.41
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.43
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1A9F8A #9F1A2F
analogous
#1A9F48 #1A9F8A #1A729F
triadic
#1A9F8A #8A1A9F #9F8A1A
tetradic
#1A9F8A #481A9F #9F1A2F #729F1A
square
#1A9F8A #481A9F #9F1A2F #729F1A
split-complementary
#1A9F8A #9F1A72 #9F481A
monochromatic
#09362F #116A5C #1A9F8A #23D4B8 #51E3CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#1A9F8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.37
#1A9F8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1A9F8A
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1A9F8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1A9F8A | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.37 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#989589
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88888C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A299
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1a9f8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(26, 159, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.111 178.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71bcac',
500: '#1a9f8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1a9f8a; $custom-light: #71bcac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1a9f8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 26,
"g": 159,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.526,
"s": 71.892,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63121,
"c": 0.11077,
"h": 178.4
},
"luminance": 0.26851
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1A9F8A
secondary
#C55062
accent
#3956EF
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#091210
muted
#7B817F