#1C97A9#1C97A9
#1C97A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.102 H 210.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1C97A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(28, 151, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 72%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 83%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.4%, 10.7%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.31, -25.17, -18.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.31, 31.24, 216.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.21% -0.0881 -0.0516) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.21% 0.102 210.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7038, 25.2423, 41.4149) |
| Luminance | 0.2525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 5.58
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.48
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.90
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.47
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.63
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1C97A9 #A92E1C
analogous
#1CA974 #1C97A9 #1C50A9
triadic
#1C97A9 #A91C97 #97A91C
tetradic
#1C97A9 #741CA9 #A92E1C #50A91C
square
#1C97A9 #741CA9 #A92E1C #50A91C
split-complementary
#1C97A9 #A91C50 #A9741C
monochromatic
#0B3940 #136874 #1C97A9 #27C4DB #5BD2E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#1C97A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.05
#1C97A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1C97A9
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1C97A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1C97A9 | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.05 | 6.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8891AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7684A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009F9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1c97a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(28, 151, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.102 210.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#74b6c2',
500: '#1c97a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1c97a9; $custom-light: #74b6c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1c97a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 28,
"g": 151,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.66,
"s": 71.574,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62214,
"c": 0.10212,
"h": 210.4
},
"luminance": 0.25245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1C97A9
secondary
#C86759
accent
#5139EE
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081