#1C9F96#1C9F96
#1C9F96 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.105 H 187.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #1C9F96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(28, 159, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 70%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.4%, 0%, 5.7%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.20, -35.00, -4.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.20, 35.33, 187.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.54% -0.1045 -0.0138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.54% 0.105 187.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3794, 27.2428, 33.1380) |
| Luminance | 0.2725 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.15
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.81
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.49
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.73
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.34
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#1C9F96 #9F1C25
analogous
#1C9F55 #1C9F96 #1C679F
triadic
#1C9F96 #961C9F #9F961C
tetradic
#1C9F96 #551C9F #9F1C25 #679F1C
square
#1C9F96 #551C9F #9F1C25 #679F1C
split-complementary
#1C9F96 #9F1C67 #9F551C
monochromatic
#0A3734 #136B65 #1C9F96 #25D3C7 #54E1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#1C9F96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.45
#1C9F96 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #1C9F96
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##1C9F96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##1C9F96 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.45 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969696
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858997
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #1c9f96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(28, 159, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.105 187.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#73bcb4',
500: '#1c9f96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #1c9f96; $custom-light: #73bcb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#1c9f96",
"rgb": {
"r": 28,
"g": 159,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.878,
"s": 70.053,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63539,
"c": 0.1054,
"h": 187.5
},
"luminance": 0.27245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#1C9F96
secondary
#C4535B
accent
#3B47ED
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180