#1C9BAD#1C9BAD
#1C9BAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.104 H 210.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1C9BAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(28, 155, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 72%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 84%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.8%, 10.4%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.70, -25.88, -18.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.70, 31.91, 215.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.38% -0.0903 -0.052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.38% 0.104 210) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7397, 26.7042, 43.6411) |
| Luminance | 0.2671 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.61
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.83
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.11
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 9.28
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.29
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1C9BAD #AD2E1C
analogous
#1CAD76 #1C9BAD #1C53AD
triadic
#1C9BAD #AD1C9B #9BAD1C
tetradic
#1C9BAD #761CAD #AD2E1C #53AD1C
square
#1C9BAD #761CAD #AD2E1C #53AD1C
split-complementary
#1C9BAD #AD1C53 #AD761C
monochromatic
#0B3D44 #136C78 #1C9BAD #2AC6DC #5ED4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#1C9BAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.34
#1C9BAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1C9BAD
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1C9BAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1C9BAD | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.34 | 6.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C95AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7987AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1c9bad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(28, 155, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.104 210.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75b9c5',
500: '#1c9bad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1c9bad; $custom-light: #75b9c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1c9bad",
"rgb": {
"r": 28,
"g": 155,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.448,
"s": 72.139,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63384,
"c": 0.10421,
"h": 210
},
"luminance": 0.26707
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1C9BAD
secondary
#C9695C
accent
#5039EF
background
#F7FBFC
surface
#EEF6F8
border
#C9D0D1
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081