#1C9DB3#1C9DB3

#1C9DB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.107 H 212.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#1C9DB3
RGB	rgb(28, 157, 179)
HSL	hsl(189, 73%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(189, 84%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.4%, 12.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.54, -24.92, -20.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.54, 32.45, 219.83°)
OKLab	oklab(64.13% -0.0897 -0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(64.13% 0.107 212.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.6690, 27.6128, 46.8795)
Luminance	0.2762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#1C9DB3 #B3321C

analogous

#1CB37E #1C9DB3 #1C51B3

triadic

#1C9DB3 #B31C9D #9DB31C

tetradic

#1C9DB3 #7E1CB3 #B3321C #51B31C

square

#1C9DB3 #7E1CB3 #B3321C #51B31C

split-complementary

#1C9DB3 #B31C51 #B37E1C

monochromatic

#0B4049 #146F7E #1C9DB3 #2EC5DE #63D3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#1C9DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.52

#1C9DB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #1C9DB3

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##1C9DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##1C9DB3	1.00	3.22	6.52	6.52
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D97B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7989B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #1c9db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(28, 157, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.107 212.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76bac9',
    500: '#1c9db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #1c9db3;
$custom-light: #76bac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#1c9db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 28,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.742,
    "s": 72.947,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64134,
    "c": 0.10682,
    "h": 212.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.27615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#1C9DB3

secondary

#CB6F5F

accent

#5338F0

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #1C9DB3

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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