#1C9EA7#1C9EA7
#1C9EA7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.104 H 202.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1C9EA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(28, 158, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 71%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 83%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.2%, 5.4%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.42, -29.31, -14.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.42, 32.56, 205.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.9% -0.0958 -0.0394) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.9% 0.104 202.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6776, 27.4881, 40.8203) |
| Luminance | 0.2749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.80
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.47
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.56
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.61
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.14
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 8.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1C9EA7 #A7251C
analogous
#1CA76A #1C9EA7 #1C58A7
triadic
#1C9EA7 #A71C9E #9EA71C
tetradic
#1C9EA7 #6A1CA7 #A7251C #58A71C
square
#1C9EA7 #6A1CA7 #A7251C #58A71C
split-complementary
#1C9EA7 #A71C58 #A76A1C
monochromatic
#0A3B3E #136C73 #1C9EA7 #26CFDB #5ADAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#1C9EA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#1C9EA7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1C9EA7
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1C9EA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1C9EA7 | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9197A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F89A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1c9ea7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(28, 158, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.104 202.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#75bbc1',
500: '#1c9ea7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1c9ea7; $custom-light: #75bbc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1c9ea7",
"rgb": {
"r": 28,
"g": 158,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.885,
"s": 71.282,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63901,
"c": 0.10357,
"h": 202.4
},
"luminance": 0.27491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1C9EA7
secondary
#C75F58
accent
#453AEE
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181