#1A9F9D#1A9F9D
#1A9F9D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.105 H 193.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1A9F9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(26, 159, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 72%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 84%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.6%, 0%, 1.3%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.39, -33.07, -8.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.39, 34.16, 194.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.76% -0.1017 -0.0239) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.76% 0.105 193.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.9071, 27.4478, 36.1932) |
| Luminance | 0.2745 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.25
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.57
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.99
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.15
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.63
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1A9F9D #9F1A1C
analogous
#1A9F5B #1A9F9D #1A5F9F
triadic
#1A9F9D #9D1A9F #9F9D1A
tetradic
#1A9F9D #5B1A9F #9F1A1C #5F9F1A
square
#1A9F9D #5B1A9F #9F1A1C #5F9F1A
split-complementary
#1A9F9D #9F1A5F #9F5B1A
monochromatic
#093635 #116A69 #1A9F9D #23D4D1 #51E3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#1A9F9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.49
#1A9F9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1A9F9D
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1A9F9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1A9F9D | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.49 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94979D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83899E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1a9f9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(26, 159, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.105 193.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73bcb9',
500: '#1a9f9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1a9f9d; $custom-light: #73bcb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1a9f9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 26,
"g": 159,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.098,
"s": 71.892,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63756,
"c": 0.10452,
"h": 193.2
},
"luminance": 0.2745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1A9F9D
secondary
#C55051
accent
#393CEF
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180