#1A9F97#1A9F97
#1A9F97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.106 H 188.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1A9F97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(26, 159, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 72%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 84%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.6%, 0%, 5%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.20, -34.87, -5.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.20, 35.29, 188.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.54% -0.1045 -0.0153) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.54% 0.106 188.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4073, 27.2479, 33.5614) |
| Luminance | 0.2725 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.43
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.77
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.65
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.70
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.45
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1A9F97 #9F1A22
analogous
#1A9F55 #1A9F97 #1A659F
triadic
#1A9F97 #971A9F #9F971A
tetradic
#1A9F97 #551A9F #9F1A22 #659F1A
square
#1A9F97 #551A9F #9F1A22 #659F1A
split-complementary
#1A9F97 #9F1A65 #9F551A
monochromatic
#093633 #116A65 #1A9F97 #23D4C9 #51E3DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#1A9F97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.45
#1A9F97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1A9F97
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1A9F97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1A9F97 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.45 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969697
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848998
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1a9f97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(26, 159, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.106 188.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73bcb5',
500: '#1a9f97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1a9f97; $custom-light: #73bcb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1a9f97",
"rgb": {
"r": 26,
"g": 159,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.391,
"s": 71.892,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63545,
"c": 0.10565,
"h": 188.3
},
"luminance": 0.2725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1A9F97
secondary
#C55057
accent
#3944EF
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180