#1A9F9A#1A9F9A
#1A9F9A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.105 H 190.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1A9F9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(26, 159, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 72%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 84%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.6%, 0%, 3.1%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.29, -33.97, -7.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.29, 34.69, 191.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.65% -0.1031 -0.0196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.65% 0.105 190.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6541, 27.3466, 34.8608) |
| Luminance | 0.2735 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.80
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.46
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.73
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.75
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1A9F9A #9F1A1F
analogous
#1A9F58 #1A9F9A #1A629F
triadic
#1A9F9A #9A1A9F #9F9A1A
tetradic
#1A9F9A #581A9F #9F1A1F #629F1A
square
#1A9F9A #581A9F #9F1A1F #629F1A
split-complementary
#1A9F9A #9F1A62 #9F581A
monochromatic
#093634 #116A67 #1A9F9A #23D4CD #51E3DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#1A9F9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#1A9F9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1A9F9A
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1A9F9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1A9F9A | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95969A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83899B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1a9f9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(26, 159, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.105 190.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73bcb7',
500: '#1a9f9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1a9f9a; $custom-light: #73bcb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1a9f9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 26,
"g": 159,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.744,
"s": 71.892,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63649,
"c": 0.10499,
"h": 190.8
},
"luminance": 0.27349
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1A9F9A
secondary
#C55054
accent
#3940EF
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180