#1A9F98#1A9F98
#1A9F98 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.105 H 189.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1A9F98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(26, 159, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 72%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 84%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.6%, 0%, 4.4%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.23, -34.57, -5.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.23, 35.08, 189.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.58% -0.1041 -0.0167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.58% 0.105 189.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4889, 27.2805, 33.9909) |
| Luminance | 0.2728 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.73
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.76
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.68
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.53
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1A9F98 #9F1A21
analogous
#1A9F56 #1A9F98 #1A649F
triadic
#1A9F98 #981A9F #9F981A
tetradic
#1A9F98 #561A9F #9F1A21 #649F1A
square
#1A9F98 #561A9F #9F1A21 #649F1A
split-complementary
#1A9F98 #9F1A64 #9F561A
monochromatic
#093633 #116A66 #1A9F98 #23D4CA #51E3DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#1A9F98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.46
#1A9F98 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1A9F98
6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1A9F98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1A9F98 | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.46 | 6.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959698
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848999
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1a9f98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(26, 159, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.105 189.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73bcb6',
500: '#1a9f98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1a9f98; $custom-light: #73bcb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1a9f98",
"rgb": {
"r": 26,
"g": 159,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.842,
"s": 71.892,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6358,
"c": 0.10541,
"h": 189.1
},
"luminance": 0.27283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1A9F98
secondary
#C55056
accent
#3943EF
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180