#1C97A7#1C97A7
#1C97A7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.101 H 208.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1C97A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(28, 151, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 71%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 83%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.2%, 9.6%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.24, -25.83, -17.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.24, 31.19, 214.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.13% -0.089 -0.0487) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.13% 0.101 208.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5175, 25.1678, 40.4336) |
| Luminance | 0.2517 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.87
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.12
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.89
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.92
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.97
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1C97A7 #A72C1C
analogous
#1CA771 #1C97A7 #1C52A7
triadic
#1C97A7 #A71C97 #97A71C
tetradic
#1C97A7 #711CA7 #A72C1C #52A71C
square
#1C97A7 #711CA7 #A72C1C #52A71C
split-complementary
#1C97A7 #A71C52 #A7711C
monochromatic
#0A383E #136873 #1C97A7 #26C6DB #5AD4E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#1C97A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.03
#1C97A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1C97A7
6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1C97A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1C97A7 | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.03 | 6.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8991A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7684A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1c97a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(28, 151, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.101 208.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74b6c1',
500: '#1c97a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1c97a7; $custom-light: #74b6c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1c97a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 28,
"g": 151,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.906,
"s": 71.282,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62131,
"c": 0.10143,
"h": 208.7
},
"luminance": 0.2517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1C97A7
secondary
#C76558
accent
#4F3AEE
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081