#1C9EB3#1C9EB3
#1C9EB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.107 H 212.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1C9EB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(28, 158, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 73%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 84%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.4%, 11.7%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.85, -25.43, -20.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.85, 32.54, 218.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.38% -0.0906 -0.0567) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.38% 0.107 212) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8389, 27.9526, 46.9362) |
| Luminance | 0.2796 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.79
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.56
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.63
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.20
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.70
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 10.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1C9EB3 #B3311C
analogous
#1CB37C #1C9EB3 #1C53B3
triadic
#1C9EB3 #B31C9E #9EB31C
tetradic
#1C9EB3 #7C1CB3 #B3311C #53B31C
square
#1C9EB3 #7C1CB3 #B3311C #53B31C
split-complementary
#1C9EB3 #B31C53 #B37C1C
monochromatic
#0B4149 #146F7E #1C9EB3 #2EC6DE #63D4E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.19
#1C9EB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.59
#1C9EB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1C9EB3
6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1C9EB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1C9EB3 | 1.00 | 3.19 | 6.59 | 6.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E98B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A8AB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A7A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1c9eb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(28, 158, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.107 212.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bbc9',
500: '#1c9eb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1c9eb3; $custom-light: #76bbc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1c9eb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 28,
"g": 158,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.344,
"s": 72.947,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64383,
"c": 0.10691,
"h": 212
},
"luminance": 0.27955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1C9EB3
secondary
#CB6E5F
accent
#5238F0
background
#F7FBFC
surface
#EEF6F8
border
#C9D0D1
text
#0A1213
muted
#7C8182